Canon 77D vs Olympus E-500

Below is a comprehensive review of the Canon 77D and Olympus E-500, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Canon and Olympus. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the 77D (24MP) and E-500 (8MP) and the 77D (APS-C) and E-500 (Four Thirds) possess different sensor dimensions.

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The 77D was revealed 11 years later than the E-500 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (Mid-size SLR).

Before diving in to a more detailed comparison, below is a short summary of how the 77D grades versus the E-500 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Canon EOS 77D & Olympus E-500. The full galleries are available at Canon 77D Gallery & Olympus E-500 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera frequently, you'll need to think about its weight and measurements. The Canon 77D offers outside measurements of 131mm x 100mm x 76mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 540 grams (1.19 lbs) whilst the Olympus E-500 has proportions of 130mm x 95mm x 66mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.6") and a weight of 479 grams (1.06 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have attached at the time. Below is the front view over all size comparison of the 77D against the E-500.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 77D and E-500 is 66 and 70 respectively.

Quite often, it can be tough to imagine the gap between sensor measurements just by reading technical specs. The visual here should give you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the 77D and E-500.

As you can tell, each of these cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The 77D having a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field less difficult and the Canon 77D will offer greater detail because of its extra 16 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The more modern 77D provides an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.