Olympus E-520 vs Sony W510

Its time to look a bit more in depth at the Olympus E-520 and Sony W510, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Ultracompact by competitors Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the E-520 (10MP) and the W510 (12MP) is pretty close but the E-520 (Four Thirds) and W510 (1/2.3") have different sensor size.

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The E-520 was announced 3 years before the W510 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-520 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W510 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going straight to a full comparison, here is a short highlight of how the E-520 matches up against the W510 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-520 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W510. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-520 Gallery and Sony W510 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to carry your camera regularly, you will have to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus E-520 enjoys external dimensions 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 W510 has sizing of 96mm x 54mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.8") having a weight of 119 grams (0.26 lbs).

Compare the Olympus E-520 and Sony W510 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Here is a front view dimensions comparison of the E-520 against the W510.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-520 and W510 is 68 and 96 respectively.

Normally, its tough to imagine the gap in sensor sizing merely by looking through technical specs. The visual underneath will help offer you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-520 and W510.

As you have seen, the two cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-520 using its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony W510 will render greater detail with its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older E-520 will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.