Olympus E-520 vs Sony TX66

Let's take a more detailed look at the Olympus E-520 and Sony TX66, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Ultracompact by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-520 (10MP) and TX66 (18MP) and the E-520 (Four Thirds) and TX66 (1/2.3") use different sensor dimensions.

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The E-520 was announced 4 years before the TX66 and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-520 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony TX66 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving through a detailed comparison, below is a concise summation of how the E-520 grades versus the TX66 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-520 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX66. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus E-520 Gallery and Sony TX66 Gallery.

When you are intending to carry your camera frequently, you'll have to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus E-520 comes with outer dimensions of 136mm x 92mm x 68mm (5.4" x 3.6" x 2.7") with a weight of 552 grams (1.22 lbs) whilst the Sony TX66 has sizing of 93mm x 54mm x 13mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.5") and a weight of 109 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Underneath is the front view proportions comparison of the E-520 vs the TX66.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-520 and TX66 is 68 and 97 respectively.

Normally, it can be tough to visualize the contrast in sensor sizing just by looking through specs. The visual here may give you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-520 and TX66.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The E-520 using its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony TX66 will result in more detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The older E-520 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.