Olympus E-500 vs Olympus TG-320

Let's look a little more closely at the Olympus E-500 and Olympus TG-320, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Waterproof and both of them are offered by Olympus. There is a substantial difference between the image resolutions of the E-500 (8MP) and TG-320 (14MP) and the E-500 (Four Thirds) and TG-320 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-500 was announced 7 years before the TG-320 which is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-500 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus TG-320 being a Compact camera.

Before going through a complete comparison, below is a short highlight of how the E-500 matches up versus the TG-320 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-500 & Olympus TG-320. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-500 Gallery & Olympus TG-320 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry around your camera, you will need to consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-500 enjoys external measurements of 130mm x 95mm x 66mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.6") along with a weight of 479 grams (1.06 lbs) while the Olympus TG-320 has proportions of 96mm x 63mm x 23mm (3.8" x 2.5" x 0.9") having a weight of 155 grams (0.34 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you select at that time. Below is the front view proportions comparison of the E-500 and the TG-320.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the E-500 and TG-320 is 70 and 94 respectively.

Oftentimes, it's hard to envision the difference between sensor sizes merely by reading a spec sheet. The pic here may give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-500 and TG-320.

As you can see, the 2 cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-500 with its larger sensor will make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Olympus TG-320 will offer you extra detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop photos a little more aggressively. The more aged E-500 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.