Olympus E-500 vs Sony W220

Let's look a little more in depth at the Olympus E-500 versus Sony W220, one being a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a big gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-500 (8MP) and W220 (12MP) and the E-500 (Four Thirds) and W220 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-500 was manufactured 4 years prior to the W220 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-500 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W220 being a Compact camera.

Before we go into a thorough comparison, here is a quick summary of how the E-500 grades against the W220 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-500 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W220. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-500 Gallery and Sony W220 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to carry your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-500 has physical dimensions of 130mm x 95mm x 66mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.6") and a weight of 479 grams (1.06 lbs) and the Sony W220 has measurements of 95mm x 57mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 147 grams (0.32 lbs).

See the Olympus E-500 versus Sony W220 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you select at that moment. Below is a front view measurement comparison of the E-500 versus the W220.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-500 and W220 is 70 and 95 respectively.

Typically, it's tough to envision the gap in sensor sizing just by researching specs. The visual here will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the E-500 and W220.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-500 featuring a larger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Sony W220 will result in greater detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos more aggressively. The older E-500 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.