Olympus E-520 vs Sony WX80

Here, we are looking at the Olympus E-520 versus Sony WX80, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a significant difference between the sensor resolutions of the E-520 (10MP) and WX80 (16MP) and the E-520 (Four Thirds) and WX80 (1/2.3") offer totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-520 was launched 5 years prior to the WX80 and that is quite a sizable gap as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-520 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony WX80 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a quick summation of how the E-520 matches up versus the WX80 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-520 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-520 Gallery and Sony WX80 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to lug around your camera frequently, you will need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-520 comes with outer 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 WX80 has dimensions of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Underneath is a front view dimension comparison of the E-520 versus the WX80.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the E-520 and WX80 is 68 and 96 respectively.

Often, its difficult to envision the gap between sensor measurements just by reading specs. The visual here will offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the E-520 and WX80.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-520 because of its larger sensor will make shooting shallower DOF less difficult and the Sony WX80 will offer extra detail utilizing its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also help you crop images way more aggressively. The older E-520 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.