Nikon D100 vs Olympus E-500

Here is a extensive review of the Nikon D100 vs Olympus E-500, both Advanced DSLR digital cameras by rivals Nikon and Olympus. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the D100 (6MP) and E-500 (8MP) and the D100 (APS-C) and E-500 (Four Thirds) posses different sensor dimensions.

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The D100 was introduced 4 years prior to the E-500 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras have the same body design (Mid-size SLR).

Before getting right into a full comparison, here is a simple synopsis of how the D100 matches up vs the E-500 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon D100 & Olympus E-500. The whole galleries are viewable at Nikon D100 Gallery & Olympus E-500 Gallery.

If you are looking to carry your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor its weight and size. The Nikon D100 provides exterior dimensions of 144mm x 116mm x 81mm (5.7" x 4.6" x 3.2") having a weight of 780 grams (1.72 lbs) whilst 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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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Following is a front view dimension comparison of the D100 vs the E-500.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the D100 and E-500 is 58 and 70 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor sizing purely by checking specs. The photograph here will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the D100 and E-500.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The D100 with its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Olympus E-500 will give you extra detail using its extra 2MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures more aggressively. The older D100 is going to be behind in sensor technology.