Olympus E-520 vs Sony W350

Following is a comprehensive assessment of the Olympus E-520 and Sony W350, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a sizable difference between the image resolutions of the E-520 (10MP) and W350 (14MP) and the E-520 (Four Thirds) and W350 (1/2.3") feature different sensor measurements.

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The E-520 was announced 16 months earlier than the W350 which makes the cameras a generation away from each other. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-520 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W350 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the E-520 grades vs the W350 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-520 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-520 Gallery & Sony W350 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry around your camera often, you will need to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus E-520 provides physical measurements of 136mm x 92mm x 68mm (5.4" x 3.6" x 2.7") with a weight of 552 grams (1.22 lbs) and the Sony W350 has sizing of 91mm x 52mm x 17mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") and a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have attached at the time. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the E-520 vs the W350.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the E-520 and W350 is 68 and 97 respectively.

Oftentimes, its hard to imagine the difference between sensor sizes purely by reading technical specs. The picture here will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the E-520 and W350.

As you can tell, both of those cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-520 using its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Sony W350 will offer you more detail with its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will let you crop shots much more aggressively. The more aged E-520 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.