Olympus E-500 vs Sony HX7V

Its time to take a closer look at the Olympus E-500 and Sony HX7V, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a sizable difference between the sensor resolutions of the E-500 (8MP) and HX7V (16MP) and the E-500 (Four Thirds) and HX7V (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor size.

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The E-500 was introduced 6 years earlier than the HX7V and that is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-500 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony HX7V being a Compact camera.

Before getting right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a brief summation of how the E-500 scores versus the HX7V for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-500 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX7V. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-500 Gallery & Sony HX7V Gallery.

If you are aiming to carry your camera often, you're going to have to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus E-500 has exterior measurements of 130mm x 95mm x 66mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.6") having a weight of 479 grams (1.06 lbs) and the Sony HX7V has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 208 grams (0.46 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus E-500 and Sony HX7V in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing at the time. Here is a front view dimension comparison of the E-500 compared to the HX7V.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the E-500 and HX7V is 70 and 92 respectively.

Generally, it's tough to see the gap between sensor sizing purely by checking specifications. The graphic here will offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-500 and HX7V.

Plainly, the two cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The E-500 using its larger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony HX7V will resolve more detail using its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also help you crop pics a bit more aggressively. The older E-500 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.