Olympus E-520 vs Sony W570

Following is a extensive overview of the Olympus E-520 vs Sony W570, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Ultracompact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the image resolutions of the E-520 (10MP) and W570 (16MP) and the E-520 (Four Thirds) and W570 (1/2.3") offer different sensor size.

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The E-520 was launched 3 years earlier than the W570 which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-520 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W570 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting right into a thorough comparison, here is a simple view of how the E-520 matches up versus the W570 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-520 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W570. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-520 Gallery & Sony W570 Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry around your camera regularly, you're going to have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-520 has got outer dimensions of 136mm x 92mm x 68mm (5.4" x 3.6" x 2.7") along with a weight of 552 grams (1.22 lbs) whilst the Sony W570 has dimensions of 91mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") having a weight of 116 grams (0.26 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-520 vs Sony W570 in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are employing at that time. The following is a front view scale comparison of the E-520 against the W570.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-520 and W570 is 68 and 96 respectively.

Typically, its tough to visualize the contrast in sensor sizes only by going through specifications. The image below will help give you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-520 and W570.

To sum up, the 2 cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-520 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make shooting bokeh less difficult and the Sony W570 will show extra detail utilizing its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs way more aggressively. The more aged E-520 will be behind in sensor tech.