Olympus E-500 vs Sony RX100 VA

Below, we will be analyzing the Olympus E-500 vs Sony RX100 VA, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-500 (8MP) and RX100 VA (20MP) and the E-500 (Four Thirds) and RX100 VA (1") possess totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-500 was unveiled 13 years prior to the RX100 VA and that is quite a large 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 RX100 VA being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a short summary of how the E-500 grades versus the RX100 VA in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-500 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V(A). The full galleries are available at Olympus E-500 Gallery & Sony RX100 VA Gallery.

If you are intending to carry your camera often, you should think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-500 enjoys outer measurements of 130mm x 95mm x 66mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.6") and a weight of 479 grams (1.06 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 VA has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are using during that time. Here is the front view physical size comparison of the E-500 versus the RX100 VA.

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

Quite often, its difficult to envision the difference between sensor sizing purely by checking specifications. The graphic here might give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-500 and RX100 VA.

Plainly, each of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-500 using its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony RX100 VA will give you extra detail having an extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older E-500 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.