Olympus E-520 vs Sony RX100 V

Its time to examine more closely at the Olympus E-520 vs Sony RX100 V, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Large Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Sony. There is a crucial difference between the image resolutions of the E-520 (10MP) and RX100 V (20MP) and the E-520 (Four Thirds) and RX100 V (1") use totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-520 was announced 9 years before the RX100 V and that is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-520 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony RX100 V being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting through a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the E-520 matches up against the RX100 V with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-520 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-520 Gallery and Sony RX100 V Gallery.

For those who are aiming to carry your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor in its weight and size. The Olympus E-520 features outer measurements of 136mm x 92mm x 68mm (5.4" x 3.6" x 2.7") having a weight of 552 grams (1.22 lbs) while the Sony RX100 V has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") and a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you have attached at that moment. The following is the front view over all size comparison of the E-520 vs the RX100 V.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the E-520 and RX100 V is 68 and 89 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is difficult to see the difference between sensor sizing simply by checking specs. The graphic underneath will give you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the E-520 and RX100 V.

All in all, both the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The E-520 with its larger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF easier and the Sony RX100 V will give more detail with its extra 10MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older E-520 is going to be behind in sensor tech.