Olympus E-520

The Olympus E-520 is a DSLR camera launched on 20/08/2008.

Technically speaking, the Olympus E-520 ranks in the average of its category, scoring 46 overall. The Olympus E-520 weights 552 gr and spans 136 x 92 x 68 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, the Olympus E-520 behaves better than average in its category for:

• Comfort - Score 57, ranks in the category best 49%.

On the contrary, the performance of Olympus E-520 is below the category average in:

• Image Quality - Score 41, ranks among the worst 6% of its category.
• Speed Performance - Score 36, ranks among the worst 32% of its category.
• Versatility - Score 56, ranks among the worst 42% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait - Suboptimal, score 39, ranks 21% in its category. Olympus E-520 is not the best choice for Portrait photography; if Portrait is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Landscape - Suboptimal, score 38, ranks 11% in its category. Olympus E-520 is not the best choice for Landscape photography; if Landscape is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Sport - Good, score 44, ranks in the best 67% of its category. Olympus E-520 works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Street - Good, score 53, ranks in the best 54% of its category. Olympus E-520 works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Everyday - Good, score 54, ranks in the best 54% of its category. Olympus E-520 works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.