Olympus E-30 vs Sony A500

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Olympus E-30 vs Sony A500, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the E-30 (12MP) and the A500 (12MP) is relatively close but the E-30 (Four Thirds) and A500 (APS-C) use different sensor measurements.

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The E-30 was introduced 5 months earlier than the A500 and they are of a similar age. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony A500 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go straight into a full comparison, below is a simple overview of how the E-30 scores vs the A500 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-30 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A500. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-30 Gallery & Sony A500 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry around your camera regularly, you have to think about its weight and size. The Olympus E-30 has got outer dimensions of 142mm x 108mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.3" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 695 grams (1.53 lbs) and the Sony A500 has specifications of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") accompanied by a weight of 630 grams (1.39 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you use at that moment. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the E-30 compared to the A500.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-30 and A500 is 60 and 63 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to imagine the difference in sensor sizes purely by researching specifications. The pic underneath will give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the E-30 and A500.

Plainly, both of those cameras posses the exact same megapixel count albeit different sensor sizes. The E-30 includes the smaller sensor which will make achieving shallower depth of field tougher.