Olympus E-500 vs Olympus 8010

Below is a complete review of the Olympus E-500 and Olympus 8010, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Waterproof and both of them are designed by Olympus. There is a substantial difference between the resolutions of the E-500 (8MP) and 8010 (13MP) and the E-500 (Four Thirds) and 8010 (1/2.3") provide different sensor dimensions.

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The E-500 was brought out 5 years prior to the 8010 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-500 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus 8010 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the E-500 grades against the 8010 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-500 & Olympus Stylus Tough 8010. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-500 Gallery & Olympus 8010 Gallery.

When you are intending to lug around your camera, you're going to have to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus E-500 provides exterior measurements of 130mm x 95mm x 66mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.6") accompanied by a weight of 479 grams (1.06 lbs) and the Olympus 8010 has sizing of 98mm x 64mm x 24mm (3.9" x 2.5" x 0.9") with a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you select during that time. Following is a front view dimensions comparison of the E-500 vs the 8010.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the E-500 and 8010 is 70 and 92 respectively.

Oftentimes, it can be difficult to imagine the gap between sensor measurements simply by reviewing a spec sheet. The photograph here should provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the E-500 and 8010.

As you can see, the 2 cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-500 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Olympus 8010 will offer you more detail having its extra 5MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures more aggressively. The older E-500 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.