Olympus E-520 vs Sony WX150

Lets look more closely at the Olympus E-520 and Sony WX150, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the image resolutions of the E-520 (10MP) and WX150 (18MP) and the E-520 (Four Thirds) and WX150 (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor size.

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The E-520 was brought out 4 years earlier than the WX150 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-520 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony WX150 being a Compact camera.

Before diving into a step-by-step comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the E-520 matches up vs the WX150 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-520 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-520 Gallery & Sony WX150 Gallery.

If you're looking to lug around your camera frequently, you need to factor its weight and size. The Olympus E-520 enjoys external 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) and the Sony WX150 has specifications of 95mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you use at the time. Below is a front view measurement comparison of the E-520 vs the WX150.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-520 and WX150 is 68 and 95 respectively.

Sometimes, it's hard to see the contrast between sensor measurements only by checking a spec sheet. The photograph underneath should give you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-520 and WX150.

Clearly, each of the cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-520 due to its larger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF easier and the Sony WX150 will give extra detail having its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The older E-520 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.