Olympus E-500 vs Samsung DV300F

Let's look more closely at the Olympus E-500 vs Samsung DV300F, one being a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Samsung. There exists a sizeable gap between the image resolutions of the E-500 (8MP) and DV300F (16MP) and the E-500 (Four Thirds) and DV300F (1/2.3") possess different sensor measurements.

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The E-500 was launched 7 years prior to the DV300F and that is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-500 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Samsung DV300F being a Compact camera.

Before diving in to a in-depth comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the E-500 matches up against the DV300F with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-500 and Samsung DV300F. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-500 Gallery and Samsung DV300F Gallery.

In case you're looking to lug around your camera often, you should factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-500 enjoys external measurements of 130mm x 95mm x 66mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.6") accompanied by a weight of 479 grams (1.06 lbs) and the Samsung DV300F has measurements of 95mm x 57mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are using at that moment. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the E-500 vs the DV300F.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-500 and DV300F is 70 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to picture the contrast between sensor measurements just by checking specifications. The visual underneath might give you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the E-500 and DV300F.

Plainly, each of the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-500 because of its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Samsung DV300F will give you extra detail utilizing its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images much more aggressively. The older E-500 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.