Olympus E-500 vs Sony W230

Let's take a deeper look at the Olympus E-500 versus Sony W230, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the E-500 (8MP) and W230 (12MP) and the E-500 (Four Thirds) and W230 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor sizes.

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The E-500 was released 4 years before the W230 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-500 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W230 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight into a complete comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the E-500 matches up versus the W230 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-500 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W230. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-500 Gallery & Sony W230 Gallery.

In case you're planning to carry your camera often, you have to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus E-500 has physical measurements of 130mm x 95mm x 66mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.6") with a weight of 479 grams (1.06 lbs) and the Sony W230 has sizing of 95mm x 57mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 156 grams (0.34 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have attached at that moment. The following is the front view over all size comparison of the E-500 compared to the W230.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-500 and W230 is 70 and 95 respectively.

More often than not, it's hard to picture the contrast between sensor sizing purely by checking a spec sheet. The graphic underneath might provide you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the E-500 and W230.

As you can see, the 2 cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The E-500 because of its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field easier and the Sony W230 will give you extra detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The older E-500 is going to be behind in sensor technology.