Olympus E-500 vs Ricoh CX1

Lets look a little more in depth at the Olympus E-500 versus Ricoh CX1, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Ricoh. The image resolution of the E-500 (8MP) and the CX1 (9MP) is very comparable but the E-500 (Four Thirds) and CX1 (1/2.3") have different sensor size.

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The E-500 was announced 4 years prior to the CX1 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-500 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Ricoh CX1 being a Compact camera.

Before delving right into a in depth comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the E-500 scores versus the CX1 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-500 & Ricoh CX1. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus E-500 Gallery & Ricoh CX1 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera, you should think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-500 comes with physical dimensions of 130mm x 95mm x 66mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.6") with a weight of 479 grams (1.06 lbs) and the Ricoh CX1 has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 28mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") having a weight of 180 grams (0.40 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-500 versus Ricoh CX1 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have attached at that time. Underneath is a front view overall size comparison of the E-500 compared to the CX1.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the E-500 and CX1 is 70 and 93 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to imagine the gap in sensor measurements merely by checking out a spec sheet. The visual here might provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-500 and CX1.

As you can see, both of those cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-500 with its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Ricoh CX1 will provide extra detail with its extra 1 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also help you crop images a bit more aggressively. The older E-500 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.