Olympus E-500 vs Sony RX100 IV

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Olympus E-500 vs Sony RX100 IV, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the E-500 (8MP) and RX100 IV (20MP) and the E-500 (Four Thirds) and RX100 IV (1") use totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-500 was manufactured 10 years before the RX100 IV and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-500 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony RX100 IV being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving through a thorough comparison, below is a simple synopsis of how the E-500 grades against the RX100 IV when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-500 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 IV. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-500 Gallery & Sony RX100 IV Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry your camera often, you'll have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-500 enjoys exterior dimensions of 130mm x 95mm x 66mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.6") and a weight of 479 grams (1.06 lbs) while the Sony RX100 IV has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") and a weight of 298 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you select at that moment. Underneath is the front view measurement comparison of the E-500 against the RX100 IV.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-500 and RX100 IV is 70 and 89 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to see the contrast between sensor sizing merely by going over technical specs. The photograph below will help give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-500 and RX100 IV.

As you have seen, each of these cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-500 due to its larger sensor will make shooting bokeh easier and the Sony RX100 IV will offer extra detail due to its extra 12 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop pics a little more aggressively. The older E-500 is going to be behind in sensor tech.