Olympus E-500 vs Sony H90

Lets examine more closely at the Olympus E-500 vs Sony H90, one being a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Olympus and Sony. There is a crucial difference between the sensor resolutions of the E-500 (8MP) and H90 (16MP) and the E-500 (Four Thirds) and H90 (1/2.3") use different sensor sizing.

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The E-500 was unveiled 7 years earlier than the H90 and that is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-500 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony H90 being a Compact camera.

Before diving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a short summary of how the E-500 scores versus the H90 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-500 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-500 Gallery and Sony H90 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to carry your camera often, you will have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-500 offers 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) whilst the Sony H90 has dimensions of 105mm x 60mm x 34mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") along with a weight of 222 grams (0.49 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-500 vs Sony H90 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are employing at the time. The following is the front view proportions comparison of the E-500 against the H90.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the E-500 and H90 is 70 and 91 respectively.

In many cases, its difficult to visualize the gap between sensor sizing simply by looking at a spec sheet. The photograph below will help give you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-500 and H90.

As you can see, the two cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-500 having a larger sensor is going to make achieving bokeh less difficult and the Sony H90 will give more detail having an extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older E-500 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.