Olympus E-520 vs Sony TF1

Below is a extensive review of the Olympus E-520 vs Sony TF1, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Waterproof by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the resolutions of the E-520 (10MP) and TF1 (16MP) and the E-520 (Four Thirds) and TF1 (1/2.3") come with different sensor sizing.

Photography Glossary

The E-520 was announced 5 years before the TF1 and that is a fairly big difference 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 TF1 being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a full comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the E-520 scores versus the TF1 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-520 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TF1. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-520 Gallery & Sony TF1 Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera, you have to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus E-520 features outside dimensions of 136mm x 92mm x 68mm (5.4" x 3.6" x 2.7") having a weight of 552 grams (1.22 lbs) and the Sony TF1 has sizing of 102mm x 62mm x 23mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.9") along with a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus E-520 vs Sony TF1 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Below is the front view scale comparison of the E-520 against the TF1.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-520 and TF1 is 68 and 94 respectively.

Normally, its tough to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements simply by viewing technical specs. The photograph here will offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-520 and TF1.

As you can tell, both the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-520 having a larger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field easier and the Sony TF1 will render greater detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos much more aggressively. The older E-520 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.