Olympus E-500 vs Sony QX30
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Olympus E-500 vs Sony QX30 Key Specs
(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
- Launched October 2005
- Additionally referred to as EVOLT E-500
- Later Model is Olympus E-510
(Full Review)
- 20MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
- " Fixed Display
- ISO 80 - 3200
- Optical Image Stabilization
- 1920 x 1080 video
- 24-720mm (F3.5-6.3) lens
- 193g - 68 x 65 x 58mm
- Introduced September 2014
Olympus E-500 vs Sony QX30 Overview
Let's look closer at the Olympus E-500 and Sony QX30, one being a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Lens-style by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a sizeable difference among the image resolutions of the E-500 (8MP) and QX30 (20MP) and the E-500 (Four Thirds) and QX30 (1/2.3") come with different sensor dimensions.
Sora from OpenAI releases its first ever music videoThe E-500 was launched 9 years prior to the QX30 and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-500 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony QX30 being a Lens-style camera.
Before we go straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief view of how the E-500 scores versus the QX30 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.
Olympus E-500 vs Sony QX30 Gallery
The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-500 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX30. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-500 Gallery and Sony QX30 Gallery.