Olympus E-500 vs Sony TX55

Its time to take a closer look at the Olympus E-500 vs Sony TX55, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the E-500 (8MP) and TX55 (16MP) and the E-500 (Four Thirds) and TX55 (1/2.3") use different sensor sizing.

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The E-500 was released 6 years before the TX55 which is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-500 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony TX55 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief summary of how the E-500 scores against the TX55 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-500 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX55. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-500 Gallery & Sony TX55 Gallery.

In case you're intending to travel with your camera often, you're going to have to consider its weight and size. The Olympus E-500 offers outside 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) whilst the Sony TX55 has specifications of 93mm x 54mm x 13mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.5") and a weight of 109 grams (0.24 lbs).

Check the Olympus E-500 vs Sony TX55 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have attached at that time. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the E-500 compared to the TX55.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-500 and TX55 is 70 and 97 respectively.

Normally, it can be difficult to picture the gap between sensor dimensions purely by checking specifications. The pic here will help give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-500 and TX55.

To sum up, the 2 cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-500 due to its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF simpler and the Sony TX55 will give you more detail as a result of its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop shots much more aggressively. The more aged E-500 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.