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Olympus E-500 vs Olympus 7040

Portability
70
Imaging
41
Features
34
Overall
38
Olympus E-500 front
 
Olympus Stylus 7040 front
Portability
95
Imaging
36
Features
31
Overall
34

Olympus E-500 vs Olympus 7040 Key Specs

Olympus E-500
(Full Review)
  • 8MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 2.5" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 400 (Push to 1600)
  • No Video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 479g - 130 x 95 x 66mm
  • Launched October 2005
  • Also referred to as EVOLT E-500
  • Replacement is Olympus E-510
Olympus 7040
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 64 - 1600
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-196mm (F3.0-5.9) lens
  • 144g - 95 x 56 x 26mm
  • Announced January 2010
  • Also Known as mju 7040
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Olympus E-500 vs Olympus 7040 Overview

Let's look a bit more in depth at the Olympus E-500 versus Olympus 7040, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are created by Olympus. There exists a noticeable gap among the resolutions of the E-500 (8MP) and 7040 (14MP) and the E-500 (Four Thirds) and 7040 (1/2.3") posses different sensor sizes.

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The E-500 was revealed 5 years earlier than the 7040 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-500 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus 7040 being a Compact camera.

Before delving into a comprehensive comparison, here is a simple overview of how the E-500 scores against the 7040 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Olympus E-500 over the Olympus 7040

 E-500 7040 
Focus manually Very exact focus

Reasons to pick Olympus 7040 over the Olympus E-500

 7040 E-500 
AnnouncedJanuary 2010October 2005More recent by 51 months
Screen dimensions3"2.5"Bigger screen (+0.5")
Screen resolution230k215kClearer screen (+15k dot)

Common features in the Olympus E-500 and Olympus 7040

 E-500 7040 
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Neither contains selfie screen
Touch screen Neither contains Touch screen

Olympus E-500 vs Olympus 7040 Physical Comparison

When you are planning to lug around your camera often, you'll have to take into account its weight and proportions. 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 7040 has measurements of 95mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") with a weight of 144 grams (0.32 lbs).

Compare the Olympus E-500 versus Olympus 7040 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Following is a front view physical size comparison of the E-500 against the 7040.

Olympus E-500 vs Olympus 7040 size comparison

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-500 and 7040 is 70 and 95 respectively.

Olympus E-500 vs Olympus 7040 top view buttons comparison

Olympus E-500 vs Olympus 7040 Sensor Comparison

More often than not, its difficult to picture the gap in sensor measurements just by looking through specifications. The visual here will help give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-500 and 7040.

To sum up, each of these cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-500 having a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field easier and the Olympus 7040 will provide you with greater detail because of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs more aggressively. The older E-500 will be behind with regard to sensor technology.

Olympus E-500 vs Olympus 7040 sensor size comparison

Olympus E-500 vs Olympus 7040 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus E-500 vs Olympus 7040 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus E-500 Portrait photography details
Olympus 7040 Portrait photography details
48
focusing manually
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
exports RAW files
no liveview
sensor resolution not great (8MP)
28
resolution is good (14MP)
manual focus not available
manual exposure not possible
no external flash support
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
Photography Glossary

Street Comparison

Olympus E-500 as a Street photography camera
Olympus 7040 as a Street photography camera
56
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
exports RAW files
lighter than others in class (479g)
no moving screen
lack of image stabilization
low maximum ISO (400)
57
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
no articulating screen
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Olympus E-500 as a Sports photography camera
Olympus 7040 as a Sports photography camera
37
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
has phase detect autofocus
no liveview
painfully slow continuous shooting (3.0 frames/s)
lack of image stabilization
sensor resolution not great (8MP)
39
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
resolution is good (14MP)
has tracking autofocus
continuous shooting slow (1.0 fps)
no shutter priority mode
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Olympus E-500 Travel photography details
Olympus 7040 Travel photography details
52
lighter than others in class (479g)
flash built-in
doesn't have Timelapse function
sensor resolution not great (8MP)
screen isn't selfie friendly
65
resolution is good (14 megapixels)
has built in flash
quite wide (28mm)
lack of Timelapse recording
does not contain selfie friendly display
sluggish max aperture (f3.0)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus E-500 as a Landscape photography camera
Olympus 7040 as a Landscape photography camera
43
focusing manually
swap lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
exports RAW files
screen is small (2.5 inch)
no liveview
lack of image stabilization
sensor resolution not great (8MP)
low maximum ISO (400)
doesn't have Timelapse function
42
quite wide (28mm)
nice screen size (3")
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
resolution is good (14 megapixels)
manual focus not available
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f3.0)
manual exposure not possible
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
lack of Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Olympus E-500
Vlogging with Olympus 7040
9
can't record video
29
quite wide (28mm)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
sluggish max aperture (f3.0)
does not contain selfie friendly display
video resolution low (1280 x 720 pxls)
lack of external microphone port
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Olympus E-500 vs Olympus 7040 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus E-500 and Olympus 7040
 Olympus E-500Olympus Stylus 7040
General Information
Company Olympus Olympus
Model Olympus E-500 Olympus Stylus 7040
Also Known as EVOLT E-500 mju 7040
Type Advanced DSLR Small Sensor Compact
Launched 2005-10-21 2010-01-07
Body design Mid-size SLR Compact
Sensor Information
Chip - TruePic III
Sensor type CCD CCD
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 6.08 x 4.56mm
Sensor surface area 224.9mm² 27.7mm²
Sensor resolution 8 megapixel 14 megapixel
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 4:3 and 16:9
Highest Possible resolution 3264 x 2448 4288 x 3216
Maximum native ISO 400 1600
Maximum enhanced ISO 1600 -
Lowest native ISO 100 64
RAW photos
Autofocusing
Focus manually
AF touch
AF continuous
AF single
AF tracking
AF selectice
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detect AF
Contract detect AF
Phase detect AF
Number of focus points 3 -
Lens
Lens mounting type Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens focal range - 28-196mm (7.0x)
Max aperture - f/3.0-5.9
Macro focus distance - 2cm
Amount of lenses 45 -
Focal length multiplier 2.1 5.9
Screen
Display type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Display sizing 2.5" 3"
Resolution of display 215k dot 230k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch functionality
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Optical (pentaprism) None
Viewfinder coverage 95 percent -
Viewfinder magnification 0.45x -
Features
Minimum shutter speed 60 seconds 4 seconds
Fastest shutter speed 1/4000 seconds 1/2000 seconds
Continuous shutter speed 3.0 frames per sec 1.0 frames per sec
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes -
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 13.00 m (at ISO 100) 5.70 m
Flash settings Auto, Auto FP, Manual, Red-Eye Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Fill-in
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Fastest flash sync 1/180 seconds -
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions - 1280 x 720 (30 fps) 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15 fps)
Maximum video resolution None 1280x720
Video format - Motion JPEG
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless None None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 479 gr (1.06 lbs) 144 gr (0.32 lbs)
Physical dimensions 130 x 95 x 66mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.6") 95 x 56 x 26mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2 or 12 seconds)
Time lapse recording
Storage media Compact Flash (Type I or II), xD Picture Card SC/SDHC, Internal
Storage slots Single Single
Pricing at release $600 $299