Nikon D50 vs Olympus E-5

Below is a detailed overview of the Nikon D50 versus Olympus E-5, both Advanced DSLR digital cameras by manufacturers Nikon and Olympus. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the D50 (6MP) and E-5 (12MP) and the D50 (APS-C) and E-5 (Four Thirds) have different sensor sizing.

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The D50 was announced 6 years prior to the E-5 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have the same body design (Mid-size SLR).

Before diving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the D50 grades vs the E-5 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Nikon D50 & Olympus E-5. The whole galleries are available at Nikon D50 Gallery & Olympus E-5 Gallery.

If you're intending to lug around your camera often, you should take into account its weight and measurements. The Nikon D50 comes with external dimensions of 133mm x 102mm x 76mm (5.2" x 4.0" x 3.0") having a weight of 620 grams (1.37 lbs) whilst the Olympus E-5 has proportions of 143mm x 117mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.6" x 3.0") and a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are working with during that time. Following is a front view sizing comparison of the D50 vs the E-5.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the D50 and E-5 is 64 and 58 respectively.

More often than not, it is very difficult to imagine the gap between sensor measurements only by checking technical specs. The graphic here will provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the D50 and E-5.

As you have seen, both of those cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The D50 using its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field easier and the Olympus E-5 will give you extra detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs more aggressively. The older D50 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.