Olympus E-500 vs Sony W350

Following is a complete overview of the Olympus E-500 and Sony W350, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Ultracompact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the image resolutions of the E-500 (8MP) and W350 (14MP) and the E-500 (Four Thirds) and W350 (1/2.3") use different sensor size.

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The E-500 was launched 5 years prior to the W350 which is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-500 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W350 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving straight into a complete comparison, below is a short summary of how the E-500 grades vs the W350 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-500 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-500 Gallery & Sony W350 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry around your camera, you will need to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus E-500 comes with outer dimensions 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 W350 has sizing of 91mm x 52mm x 17mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

Compare the Olympus E-500 and Sony W350 in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are employing at the time. The following is the front view over all size comparison of the E-500 and the W350.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-500 and W350 is 70 and 97 respectively.

More often than not, it can be hard to imagine the gap between sensor sizes only by looking at specifications. The pic here will help offer you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-500 and W350.

Plainly, both of the cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The E-500 because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF less difficult and the Sony W350 will give you extra detail utilizing its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs far more aggressively. The more aged E-500 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.