Olympus E-500 vs Sigma Quattro

On this page, we will be looking at the Olympus E-500 vs Sigma Quattro, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by brands Olympus and Sigma. There exists a noticeable gap among the image resolutions of the E-500 (8MP) and Quattro (29MP) and the E-500 (Four Thirds) and Quattro (APS-C) offer totally different sensor size.

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The E-500 was brought out 11 years before the Quattro which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-500 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sigma Quattro being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the E-500 grades vs the Quattro when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-500 & Sigma sd Quattro. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-500 Gallery & Sigma Quattro Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to carry around your camera often, you need to think about its weight and size. The Olympus E-500 has physical 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 Sigma Quattro has specifications of 147mm x 95mm x 91mm (5.8" x 3.7" x 3.6") and a weight of 625 grams (1.38 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you use at that moment. The following is a front view measurements comparison of the E-500 versus the Quattro.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-500 and Quattro is 70 and 63 respectively.

Normally, its hard to visualise the contrast in sensor sizes only by looking through a spec sheet. The pic underneath might provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-500 and Quattro.

As you can see, both the cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The E-500 featuring a smaller sensor will make shooting bokeh more challenging and the Sigma Quattro will provide you with greater detail having its extra 21 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs more aggressively. The more aged E-500 will be behind in sensor tech.