Olympus E-500 vs Panasonic FH7

Let's look more closely at the Olympus E-500 versus Panasonic FH7, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-500 (8MP) and FH7 (16MP) and the E-500 (Four Thirds) and FH7 (1/2.3") have different sensor measurements.

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The E-500 was released 6 years before the FH7 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-500 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Panasonic FH7 being a Compact camera.

Before we go into a full comparison, here is a short overview of how the E-500 matches up against the FH7 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-500 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH7. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-500 Gallery & Panasonic FH7 Gallery.

When you are looking to carry your camera frequently, you will need to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus E-500 has got external measurements 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 Panasonic FH7 has sizing of 95mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 126 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the E-500 vs the FH7.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-500 and FH7 is 70 and 96 respectively.

Normally, its tough to picture the contrast between sensor sizing just by reviewing specs. The visual underneath should provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-500 and FH7.

All in all, both the cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The E-500 due to its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Panasonic FH7 will deliver more detail as a result of its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will let you crop shots way more aggressively. The older E-500 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.