Olympus E-500 vs Olympus 1s

Following is a detailed comparison of the Olympus E-500 and Olympus 1s, one is a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are produced by Olympus. There is a crucial difference among the resolutions of the E-500 (8MP) and 1s (12MP) and the E-500 (Four Thirds) and 1s (1/1.7") enjoy different sensor measurements.

Photography Glossary

The E-500 was revealed 10 years before the 1s which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-500 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus 1s being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go through a thorough comparison, below is a simple overview of how the E-500 grades vs the 1s for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-500 and Olympus Stylus 1s. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-500 Gallery and Olympus 1s Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry around your camera, you will have to think about its weight and size. The Olympus E-500 has got outer dimensions of 130mm x 95mm x 66mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.6") having a weight of 479 grams (1.06 lbs) and the Olympus 1s has specifications of 116mm x 87mm x 57mm (4.6" x 3.4" x 2.2") with a weight of 402 grams (0.89 lbs).

See the Olympus E-500 and Olympus 1s in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are working with at the time. Below is the front view over all size comparison of the E-500 vs the 1s.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the E-500 and 1s is 70 and 79 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is very tough to imagine the difference in sensor sizes only by checking out specifications. The picture below will provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-500 and 1s.

To sum up, each of these cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-500 having a larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Olympus 1s will show more detail because of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images far more aggressively. The more aged E-500 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.