Olympus E-500 vs Sony T90

Its time to take a closer look at the Olympus E-500 and Sony T90, one is a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a significant difference among the image resolutions of the E-500 (8MP) and T90 (12MP) and the E-500 (Four Thirds) and T90 (1/2.3") feature different sensor size.

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The E-500 was brought out 4 years before the T90 which is a fairly sizable 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 T90 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting through a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick overview of how the E-500 grades vs the T90 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-500 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-500 Gallery and Sony T90 Gallery.

If you're planning to travel with your camera, you will have to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus E-500 offers outer dimensions of 130mm x 95mm x 66mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.6") along with a weight of 479 grams (1.06 lbs) while the Sony T90 has sizing of 94mm x 57mm x 15mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.6") accompanied by a weight of 148 grams (0.33 lbs).

Compare the Olympus E-500 and Sony T90 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Underneath is the front view scale comparison of the E-500 against the T90.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the E-500 and T90 is 70 and 96 respectively.

Usually, it's difficult to picture the gap in sensor dimensions only by seeing a spec sheet. The picture underneath may provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-500 and T90.

As you can see, the two cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-500 due to its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF easier and the Sony T90 will produce more detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop pics a little more aggressively. The more aged E-500 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.