Olympus E-500 vs Samsung Galaxy Camera 4G

Below, we will be comparing the Olympus E-500 vs Samsung Galaxy Camera 4G, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Samsung. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-500 (8MP) and Galaxy Camera 4G (16MP) and the E-500 (Four Thirds) and Galaxy Camera 4G (1/2.3") use different sensor measurements.

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The E-500 was manufactured 7 years prior to the Galaxy Camera 4G and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-500 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Samsung Galaxy Camera 4G being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a comprehensive comparison, below is a short highlight of how the E-500 scores versus the Galaxy Camera 4G with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-500 & Samsung Galaxy Camera 4G. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-500 Gallery & Samsung Galaxy Camera 4G Gallery.

If you're aiming to carry your camera often, you need to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus E-500 has got outer measurements 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 Samsung Galaxy Camera 4G has sizing of 129mm x 71mm x 19mm (5.1" x 2.8" x 0.7") and a weight of 305 grams (0.67 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are employing at that time. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the E-500 versus the Galaxy Camera 4G.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-500 and Galaxy Camera 4G is 70 and 90 respectively.

More often than not, it can be hard to picture the contrast between sensor sizing merely by checking specs. The visual below will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the E-500 and Galaxy Camera 4G.

As you can plainly see, both cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-500 because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF easier and the Samsung Galaxy Camera 4G will resolve greater detail due to its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The older E-500 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.