Olympus E-500 vs Sony T99

On this page, we are matching up the Olympus E-500 versus Sony T99, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the resolutions of the E-500 (8MP) and T99 (14MP) and the E-500 (Four Thirds) and T99 (1/2.3") have different sensor sizes.

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The E-500 was introduced 5 years earlier than the T99 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-500 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony T99 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting right into a more detailed comparison, here is a brief summation of how the E-500 scores versus the T99 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-500 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T99. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-500 Gallery & Sony T99 Gallery.

If you're looking to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-500 enjoys physical measurements of 130mm x 95mm x 66mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.6") accompanied by a weight of 479 grams (1.06 lbs) and the Sony T99 has measurements of 93mm x 56mm x 17mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") and a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus E-500 versus Sony T99 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you choose at that moment. Below is a front view dimensions comparison of the E-500 compared to the T99.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the E-500 and T99 is 70 and 96 respectively.

Oftentimes, it's hard to picture the difference between sensor measurements simply by going over technical specs. The photograph underneath might give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-500 and T99.

As you can tell, each of the cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-500 using its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony T99 will offer more detail using its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics more aggressively. The older E-500 is going to be behind in sensor tech.