Olympus E-500 vs Panasonic FS7

Let's take a more detailed look at the Olympus E-500 versus Panasonic FS7, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact by brands Olympus and Panasonic. The image resolution of the E-500 (8MP) and the FS7 (10MP) is very close but the E-500 (Four Thirds) and FS7 (1/2.5") use different sensor sizes.

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The E-500 was manufactured 4 years before the FS7 which is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-500 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Panasonic FS7 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting through a in-depth comparison, below is a concise summation of how the E-500 matches up vs the FS7 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-500 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS7. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-500 Gallery & Panasonic FS7 Gallery.

When you are looking to travel with your camera often, you are going to need to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus E-500 features external measurements of 130mm x 95mm x 66mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.6") and a weight of 479 grams (1.06 lbs) while the Panasonic FS7 has specifications of 97mm x 54mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 139 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you select during that time. Following is the front view proportions comparison of the E-500 and the FS7.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-500 and FS7 is 70 and 95 respectively.

Sometimes, it's difficult to imagine the gap in sensor dimensions purely by viewing specs. The picture here will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-500 and FS7.

As you can plainly see, both cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-500 featuring a larger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Panasonic FS7 will provide you with extra detail due to its extra 2MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-500 will be behind in sensor tech.