Olympus E-520 vs Sony S930

Following is a in-depth assessment of the Olympus E-520 vs Sony S930, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Sony. The sensor resolution of the E-520 (10MP) and the S930 (10MP) is relatively close but the E-520 (Four Thirds) and S930 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor size.

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The E-520 was announced 4 months prior to the S930 so they are of a similar age. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-520 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony S930 being a Compact camera.

Before getting through a in depth comparison, below is a quick summation of how the E-520 grades vs the S930 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-520 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S930. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus E-520 Gallery & Sony S930 Gallery.

If you're planning to carry around your camera often, you will have to consider its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-520 has got exterior measurements of 136mm x 92mm x 68mm (5.4" x 3.6" x 2.7") and a weight of 552 grams (1.22 lbs) while the Sony S930 has measurements of 90mm x 61mm x 26mm (3.5" x 2.4" x 1.0") with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have at that time. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the E-520 versus the S930.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-520 and S930 is 68 and 94 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to envision the contrast in sensor sizes purely by looking through technical specs. The picture below might give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the E-520 and S930.

As you can tell, both of those cameras posses the exact same megapixel count albeit not the same sensor sizes. The E-520 contains the bigger sensor which will make getting shallower depth of field simpler.