Fujifilm S1500 vs Olympus E-500

Let's look much closer at the Fujifilm S1500 versus Olympus E-500, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by competitors FujiFilm and Olympus. There exists a large gap among the sensor resolutions of the Fujifilm S1500 (10MP) and E-500 (8MP) and the Fujifilm S1500 (1/2.3") and E-500 (Four Thirds) possess different sensor sizes.

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The Fujifilm S1500 was launched 3 years later than the E-500 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Fujifilm S1500 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Olympus E-500 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a brief view of how the Fujifilm S1500 matches up vs the E-500 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Fujifilm FinePix S1500 & Olympus E-500. The complete galleries are available at Fujifilm S1500 Gallery & Olympus E-500 Gallery.

In case you're aiming to lug around your camera, you need to consider its weight and size. The Fujifilm S1500 enjoys outer measurements of 103mm x 73mm x 68mm (4.1" x 2.9" x 2.7") having a weight of 345 grams (0.76 lbs) and the Olympus E-500 has specifications of 130mm x 95mm x 66mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.6") having a weight of 479 grams (1.06 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have at that time. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the Fujifilm S1500 versus the E-500.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Fujifilm S1500 and E-500 is 82 and 70 respectively.

Normally, its hard to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements purely by going through technical specs. The visual here will provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the Fujifilm S1500 and E-500.

As you have seen, each of the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The Fujifilm S1500 because of its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF more difficult and the Fujifilm S1500 will show greater detail utilizing its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The fresher Fujifilm S1500 provides a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.