Olympus E-520 vs Sony WX350

Its time to look more in depth at the Olympus E-520 vs Sony WX350, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a considerable difference among the image resolutions of the E-520 (10MP) and WX350 (18MP) and the E-520 (Four Thirds) and WX350 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-520 was released 6 years prior to the WX350 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-520 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony WX350 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight to a detailed comparison, here is a concise synopsis of how the E-520 scores versus the WX350 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-520 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX350. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-520 Gallery & Sony WX350 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera, you will want to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-520 comes with outside measurements of 136mm x 92mm x 68mm (5.4" x 3.6" x 2.7") and a weight of 552 grams (1.22 lbs) whilst the Sony WX350 has dimensions of 96mm x 55mm x 26mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 164 grams (0.36 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are working with during that time. Below is a front view scale comparison of the E-520 against the WX350.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the E-520 and WX350 is 68 and 94 respectively.

Usually, it's tough to see the contrast in sensor measurements simply by viewing specs. The graphic here will provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the E-520 and WX350.

All in all, both the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-520 due to its larger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony WX350 will result in extra detail as a result of its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The older E-520 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.