Olympus E-520 vs Sony QX30

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Olympus E-520 vs Sony QX30, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Lens-style by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the resolutions of the E-520 (10MP) and QX30 (20MP) and the E-520 (Four Thirds) and QX30 (1/2.3") use different sensor sizes.

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The E-520 was announced 7 years before the QX30 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-520 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony QX30 being a Lens-style camera.

Before we go straight into a full comparison, below is a simple synopsis of how the E-520 grades vs the QX30 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-520 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX30. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus E-520 Gallery and Sony QX30 Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-520 comes with exterior dimensions of 136mm x 92mm x 68mm (5.4" x 3.6" x 2.7") along with a weight of 552 grams (1.22 lbs) whilst the Sony QX30 has proportions of 68mm x 65mm x 58mm (2.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") having a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you have at the time. The following is the front view dimension comparison of the E-520 vs the QX30.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-520 and QX30 is 68 and 91 respectively.

Normally, it is very difficult to picture the difference in sensor measurements purely by checking out specifications. The photograph here should give you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-520 and QX30.

To sum up, both cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-520 with its larger sensor is going to make getting bokeh less difficult and the Sony QX30 will show greater detail with its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older E-520 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.