Olympus E-500 vs Sony QX10

Below is a comprehensive comparison of the Olympus E-500 versus Sony QX10, one being a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Lens-style by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a significant difference among the sensor resolutions of the E-500 (8MP) and QX10 (18MP) and the E-500 (Four Thirds) and QX10 (1/2.3") use different sensor measurements.

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The E-500 was unveiled 8 years prior to the QX10 and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera 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 QX10 being a Lens-style camera.

Before we go straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick summation of how the E-500 matches up vs the QX10 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-500 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX10. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-500 Gallery and Sony QX10 Gallery.

In case you're planning to lug around your camera regularly, you will need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-500 has external 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 QX10 has dimensions of 62mm x 62mm x 33mm (2.4" x 2.4" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 105 grams (0.23 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you have attached at that time. Underneath is the front view scale comparison of the E-500 versus the QX10.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the E-500 and QX10 is 70 and 96 respectively.

Generally, it is very difficult to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements just by seeing a spec sheet. The visual below may provide you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-500 and QX10.

As you can see, the 2 cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-500 having a larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Sony QX10 will show more detail having an extra 10MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop pics much more aggressively. The older E-500 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.