Olympus E-520 vs Sony TX30

Below, we are looking at the Olympus E-520 and Sony TX30, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the image resolutions of the E-520 (10MP) and TX30 (18MP) and the E-520 (Four Thirds) and TX30 (1/2.3") possess different sensor dimensions.

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The E-520 was revealed 6 years prior to the TX30 which is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-520 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony TX30 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a concise summary of how the E-520 matches up versus the TX30 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-520 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX30. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-520 Gallery & Sony TX30 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to travel with your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-520 has outside 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 TX30 has measurements of 96mm x 59mm x 15mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.6") accompanied by a weight of 141 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are employing at the time. Below is the front view measurement comparison of the E-520 against the TX30.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-520 and TX30 is 68 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to imagine the contrast between sensor dimensions merely by looking at specifications. The picture below may provide you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-520 and TX30.

To sum up, both the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-520 having a larger sensor is going to make achieving bokeh less difficult and the Sony TX30 will give you extra detail because of its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will allow you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-520 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.