Olympus E-500 vs Sony T900

Its time to look more closely at the Olympus E-500 and Sony T900, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the resolutions of the E-500 (8MP) and T900 (12MP) and the E-500 (Four Thirds) and T900 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-500 was unveiled 4 years prior to the T900 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-500 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony T900 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving straight to a full comparison, here is a quick view of how the E-500 grades versus the T900 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-500 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T900. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-500 Gallery & Sony T900 Gallery.

When you are aiming to lug around your camera often, you need to consider its weight and size. The Olympus E-500 provides physical dimensions of 130mm x 95mm x 66mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.6") accompanied by a weight of 479 grams (1.06 lbs) whilst the Sony T900 has specifications of 98mm x 58mm x 16mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.6") and a weight of 143 grams (0.32 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-500 and Sony T900 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are using during that time. Below is a front view sizing comparison of the E-500 versus the T900.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-500 and T900 is 70 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to envision the difference in sensor measurements just by viewing specifications. The photograph underneath will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-500 and T900.

Plainly, both of those cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-500 having a larger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field easier and the Sony T900 will render extra detail having an extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also help you crop photos a bit more aggressively. The older E-500 will be behind in sensor tech.