Olympus VH-515 vs Sony A58

Let's look a little more closely at the Olympus VH-515 and Sony A58, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the resolutions of the VH-515 (12MP) and A58 (20MP) and the VH-515 (1/2.3") and A58 (APS-C) enjoy different sensor sizing.

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The VH-515 was revealed 15 months prior to the A58 making the cameras a generation away from one another. Both cameras offer different body type with the Olympus VH-515 being a Compact camera and the Sony A58 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go through a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick overview of how the VH-515 matches up versus the A58 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus VH-515 & Sony SLT-A58. The full galleries are available at Olympus VH-515 Gallery & Sony A58 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to carry around your camera, you need to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus VH-515 features outer dimensions of 102mm x 60mm x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs) and the Sony A58 has measurements of 129mm x 95mm x 78mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 3.1") along with a weight of 492 grams (1.08 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus VH-515 and Sony A58 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are utilising at the time. The following is the front view proportions comparison of the VH-515 against the A58.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the VH-515 and A58 is 95 and 68 respectively.

Sometimes, it is difficult to picture the contrast between sensor sizes merely by checking technical specs. The pic here might provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the VH-515 and A58.

As you can tell, both of these cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The VH-515 using its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field more difficult and the Sony A58 will give greater detail because of its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop pics a little more aggressively. The more aged VH-515 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.