Olympus E-520 vs Sony A58

Here is a complete review of the Olympus E-520 and Sony A58, both Entry-Level DSLR cameras by brands Olympus and Sony. There is a crucial difference among the image resolutions of the E-520 (10MP) and A58 (20MP) and the E-520 (Four Thirds) and A58 (APS-C) enjoy different sensor dimensions.

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The E-520 was launched 6 years prior to the A58 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact SLR).

Before delving in to a detailed comparison, below is a short overview of how the E-520 grades against the A58 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-520 and Sony SLT-A58. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-520 Gallery and Sony A58 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry your camera often, you are going to need to consider its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-520 enjoys outer dimensions of 136mm x 92mm x 68mm (5.4" x 3.6" x 2.7") and a weight of 552 grams (1.22 lbs) while the Sony A58 has measurements of 129mm x 95mm x 78mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 3.1") with a weight of 492 grams (1.08 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have chosen at that time. Following is the front view scale comparison of the E-520 against the A58.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the E-520 and A58 is 68 and 68 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to visualize the gap in sensor sizing merely by checking out specs. The photograph here may provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-520 and A58.

All in all, the two cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The E-520 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field harder and the Sony A58 will show extra detail utilizing its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop images much more aggressively. The older E-520 will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.