Olympus E-520 vs Sony WX220

Lets look a bit more closely at the Olympus E-520 and Sony WX220, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a crucial difference between the resolutions of the E-520 (10MP) and WX220 (18MP) and the E-520 (Four Thirds) and WX220 (1/2.3") possess different sensor size.

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The E-520 was brought out 6 years before the WX220 which is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-520 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony WX220 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going through a more detailed comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the E-520 matches up vs the WX220 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-520 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX220. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-520 Gallery and Sony WX220 Gallery.

If you are intending to travel with your camera frequently, you'll have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-520 features external measurements 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 WX220 has proportions of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") and a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are using at that time. The following is the front view sizing comparison of the E-520 vs the WX220.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the E-520 and WX220 is 68 and 96 respectively.

In many cases, it is very tough to visualize the contrast between sensor dimensions simply by checking specifications. The pic underneath should give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-520 and WX220.

To sum up, each of these cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-520 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony WX220 will give extra detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The more aged E-520 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.