Olympus E-500 vs Panasonic TS30

Following is a complete assessment of the Olympus E-500 versus Panasonic TS30, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Waterproof by rivals Olympus and Panasonic. There is a considerable difference among the resolutions of the E-500 (8MP) and TS30 (16MP) and the E-500 (Four Thirds) and TS30 (1/2.3") have different sensor measurements.

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The E-500 was manufactured 10 years prior to the TS30 which is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-500 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Panasonic TS30 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a concise overview of how the E-500 matches up versus the TS30 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-500 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS30. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-500 Gallery & Panasonic TS30 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry around your camera often, you'll need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-500 enjoys outside 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 Panasonic TS30 has measurements of 104mm x 58mm x 20mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Following is a front view over all size comparison of the E-500 against the TS30.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the E-500 and TS30 is 70 and 95 respectively.

Usually, it is hard to imagine the difference in sensor sizes just by viewing a spec sheet. The pic here should provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-500 and TS30.

As you can see, each of the cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-500 due to its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Panasonic TS30 will result in extra detail due to its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop photos way more aggressively. The more aged E-500 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.