Olympus E-500 vs Pentax RZ10

Below, we will be looking at the Olympus E-500 and Pentax RZ10, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Pentax. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the E-500 (8MP) and RZ10 (14MP) and the E-500 (Four Thirds) and RZ10 (1/2.3") come with different sensor measurements.

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The E-500 was launched 6 years earlier than the RZ10 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-500 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Pentax RZ10 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a full comparison, below is a simple summary of how the E-500 scores vs the RZ10 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-500 & Pentax Optio RZ10. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-500 Gallery & Pentax RZ10 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to lug around your camera, you're going to have to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus E-500 has outside 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) and the Pentax RZ10 has sizing of 97mm x 61mm x 33mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 1.3") and a weight of 178 grams (0.39 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are utilising during that time. The following is the front view sizing comparison of the E-500 and the RZ10.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-500 and RZ10 is 70 and 92 respectively.

Typically, it can be tough to imagine the difference in sensor measurements only by researching specs. The graphic here might give you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-500 and RZ10.

All in all, the two cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-500 due to its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field easier and the Pentax RZ10 will result in greater detail utilizing its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs much more aggressively. The older E-500 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.