Olympus E-420 vs Sony WX500

Its time to take a deeper look at the Olympus E-420 vs Sony WX500, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Olympus and Sony. There is a sizable difference between the image resolutions of the E-420 (10MP) and WX500 (18MP) and the E-420 (Four Thirds) and WX500 (1/2.3") use different sensor dimensions.

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The E-420 was manufactured 7 years earlier than the WX500 and that is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-420 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony WX500 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight into a complete comparison, below is a simple summary of how the E-420 grades vs the WX500 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-420 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX500. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-420 Gallery & Sony WX500 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera, you should think about its weight and volume. The Olympus E-420 offers external dimensions of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") accompanied by a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) whilst the Sony WX500 has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") having a weight of 236 grams (0.52 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus E-420 vs Sony WX500 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are using during that time. Underneath is the front view measurement comparison of the E-420 and the WX500.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the E-420 and WX500 is 77 and 91 respectively.

Often, it can be hard to visualize the gap between sensor measurements merely by reading through specs. The photograph underneath might offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the E-420 and WX500.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-420 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Sony WX500 will give you more detail due to its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The older E-420 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.