Olympus E-500 vs Ricoh WG-4

The following is a in-depth overview of the Olympus E-500 and Ricoh WG-4, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Waterproof by rivals Olympus and Ricoh. There exists a large gap between the resolutions of the E-500 (8MP) and WG-4 (16MP) and the E-500 (Four Thirds) and WG-4 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-500 was announced 9 years before the WG-4 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-500 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Ricoh WG-4 being a Compact camera.

Before diving right into a in-depth comparison, here is a concise highlight of how the E-500 scores vs the WG-4 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-500 & Ricoh WG-4. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-500 Gallery & Ricoh WG-4 Gallery.

If you are intending to travel with your camera regularly, you'll have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-500 provides outer dimensions of 130mm x 95mm x 66mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.6") and a weight of 479 grams (1.06 lbs) whilst the Ricoh WG-4 has proportions of 124mm x 64mm x 33mm (4.9" x 2.5" x 1.3") having a weight of 230 grams (0.51 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. Here is a front view size comparison of the E-500 vs the WG-4.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-500 and WG-4 is 70 and 90 respectively.

More often than not, it is very difficult to visualise the contrast between sensor dimensions only by reading a spec sheet. The image underneath should offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-500 and WG-4.

Clearly, both of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-500 using its larger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Ricoh WG-4 will deliver greater detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop photos a bit more aggressively. The more aged E-500 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.