Olympus E-500 vs Sony QX100

Lets examine more closely at the Olympus E-500 and Sony QX100, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Lens-style by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the E-500 (8MP) and QX100 (20MP) and the E-500 (Four Thirds) and QX100 (1") use totally different sensor size.

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The E-500 was announced 8 years earlier than the QX100 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-500 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony QX100 being a Lens-style camera.

Before diving through a more detailed comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the E-500 grades against the QX100 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-500 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX100. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-500 Gallery & Sony QX100 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera, you need to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-500 has external dimensions of 130mm x 95mm x 66mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.6") accompanied by a weight of 479 grams (1.06 lbs) while the Sony QX100 has measurements of 63mm x 63mm x 56mm (2.5" x 2.5" x 2.2") along with a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are utilising during that time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the E-500 vs the QX100.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-500 and QX100 is 70 and 92 respectively.

Normally, it is very tough to envision the gap between sensor measurements merely by reviewing technical specs. The graphic underneath might provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-500 and QX100.

As you can tell, both the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-500 using its larger sensor will make getting shallower DOF easier and the Sony QX100 will offer extra detail with its extra 12MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos much more aggressively. The older E-500 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.