Olympus E-520 vs SP-590 UZ

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Advantages of the Olympus E-520

Significantly larger sensor

Four thirds 18.0x13.5mm

1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm

More than 8.5x larger sensor

Has interchangeable lenses

Yes

Can take advantage of a variety of lenses

Shoots RAW

Yes

Digitally develop your own photos with precise image control

Has a CMOS-family sensor

NMOS

CCD

CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images

Supports an external flash

Yes

An external flash often produces better looking flash images

Thinner

2.7"

3.2"

Around 20% thinner

Much longer exposures

60s

15s

4x longer exposures

Has an optical viewfinder

Pentamirror

Digital

Optical viewfinders save battery life and are more detailed

Significantly faster max shutter speed

1/4000s

1/2000s

2x faster max shutter speed

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the Olympus E-520

Advantages of the Olympus SP-590 UZ

Shoots movies

480p @ 30fps

None

Shoots standard resolution video as well as still pictures

Better image stabilization

Sensor shift, Lens

Sensor shift

Less risk of blur

Shoots faster

6 fps

3.5 fps

More than 70% faster continuous shooting

Lighter

413 g

552 g

Around 30% lighter

Slightly smaller

116x84x81 mm

136x92x68 mm

Around 10% smaller

Has boost ISO

6,400 ISO

None

Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image

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the Olympus SP-590 UZ

recommendations

Relative to the best recent digital cameras, and ignoring price

Olympus E-520

31	vs	53
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Olympus SP-590 UZ

Snapsort recommends the Olympus SP-590 UZ. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a entry-level DSLR with a super zoom.

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Compared to recent digital cameras

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Viewfinders

E-520:	Pentamirror
SP-590 UZ:	Digital

Quite thick

E-520:	2.7"
SP-590 UZ:	3.2"

Heavy

E-520:	552 g
SP-590 UZ:	413 g

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Very small screens
	2.7"

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

Large

E-520:	136x92x68 mm
SP-590 UZ:	116x84x81 mm

One shoots movies

E-520:	None
SP-590 UZ:	480p @ 30fps

	Neither camera can take 3D photos
	No 3d support

	Poor maximum light sensitivity
	1,600 ISO

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

competitors

Nikon D5100

Entry-level DSLR

$500 - $597 body only

$600 - $697 with 18-55mm lens

Has significantly better image quality

Records higher quality movies

Is slightly heavier

Doesn't have a built-in focus motor

Compare the D5100 vs the E-520

Compare the D5100 vs the SP-590 UZ

Canon Rebel T3i

Entry-level DSLR

$619 - $700 body only

$745 - $1,000 with 18-55mm lens

Has slightly better image quality

Records higher quality movies

Is slightly heavier

Doesn't have image stabilization

Compare the Rebel T3i vs the E-520

Compare the Rebel T3i vs the SP-590 UZ

Canon Rebel T3

Entry-level DSLR

$333 body only

$489 - $500 with 18-55mm lens

Faster autofocus

Shoots movies

No image stabilization

Larger

Compare the Rebel T3 vs the E-520

Olympus E-620

Entry-level DSLR

Has a flip-out screen

Higher true resolution

Worse color depth

Compare the E-620 vs the E-520

Nikon D3100

Entry-level DSLR

$500 - $547 with 18-55mm lens

Shoots movies

Faster autofocus

Doesn't have a built-in focus motor

No image stabilization

Compare the D3100 vs the E-520

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi

Entry-level DSLR

$749 with 18-55mm lens

Much more lenses available

Better image quality

No image stabilization

Smaller screen

Compare the EOS Digital Rebel XTi vs the E-520

Nikon D7000

Entry-level DSLR

$1,000 body only

$1,100 with 55-200mm lens

Shoots movies

Weather sealed

No image stabilization

Larger

Compare the D7000 vs the E-520

Nikon Coolpix P510

Super zoom

$397 - $400

Much more zoom

Higher resolution movies

Narrower aperture

Larger

Compare the Coolpix P510 vs the SP-590 UZ

Olympus SP-570 UZ

Super zoom

$318

Shoots RAW

Supports an external flash

Less zoom

Shorter max exposures

Compare the SP-570 UZ vs the SP-590 UZ

Olympus SP-810 UZ

Super zoom

$269

Much more zoom

Significantly larger screen

Significantly worse macro capability

Shoots slower

Compare the SP-810 UZ vs the SP-590 UZ

Olympus D-580 Zoom

Compact

Significantly smaller

Significantly thinner

Much smaller screen

Much worse wide angle

Compare the D-580 Zoom vs the SP-590 UZ

Nikon Coolpix P500

Super zoom

$300

Much more zoom

Higher resolution movies

Significantly narrower aperture

Larger

Compare the Coolpix P500 vs the SP-590 UZ

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OlympusE-520 vs OlympusSP-590 UZ

Olympus SP-590 UZ

Reasons to buy the Olympus SP-590 UZ

Olympus E-520

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recommendations

Relative to the best recent digital cameras, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Olympus E-520

Advantages of the Olympus SP-590 UZ

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Compared to recent digital cameras

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Advantages

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Nikon D5100

Canon Rebel T3i

Olympus E-520 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Rebel T3

Olympus E-620

Nikon D3100

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi

Nikon D7000

Olympus SP-590 UZ Competitors

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Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix P510

Olympus SP-570 UZ

Olympus SP-810 UZ

Olympus D-580 Zoom

Nikon Coolpix P500

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Olympus
E-520
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Olympus
SP-590 UZ