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Olympus E-500 vs Sony QX30

Portability
70
Imaging
41
Features
34
Overall
38
Olympus E-500 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX30 front
Portability
91
Imaging
45
Features
37
Overall
41

Olympus E-500 vs Sony QX30 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
  • Launched October 2005
  • Additionally referred to as EVOLT E-500
  • Later Model is Olympus E-510
Sony QX30
(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
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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.

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The 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.

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