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Olympus E-500 vs Sony QX100

Portability
70
Imaging
41
Features
34
Overall
38
Olympus E-500 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX100 front
Portability
92
Imaging
51
Features
44
Overall
48

Olympus E-500 vs Sony QX100 Key Specs

Olympus E-500
(Full Review)
  • 8MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 2.5" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 400 (Bump to 1600)
  • No Video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 479g - 130 x 95 x 66mm
  • Announced October 2005
  • Additionally referred to as EVOLT E-500
  • Successor is Olympus E-510
Sony QX100
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • " Fixed Display
  • ISO 160 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 28-100mm (F1.8-4.9) lens
  • 179g - 63 x 63 x 56mm
  • Revealed September 2013
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Olympus E-500 vs Sony QX100 Overview

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.

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