Olympus E-500 vs Sony W370

Its time to take a closer look at the Olympus E-500 versus Sony W370, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-500 (8MP) and W370 (14MP) and the E-500 (Four Thirds) and W370 (1/2.3") possess different sensor measurements.

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The E-500 was unveiled 5 years prior to the W370 which is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-500 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W370 being a Compact camera.

Before we go in to a full comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the E-500 scores against the W370 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-500 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W370. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-500 Gallery & Sony W370 Gallery.

In case you're looking to carry around your camera regularly, you should factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-500 comes with 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) whilst the Sony W370 has proportions of 100mm x 57mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") and a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-500 versus Sony W370 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you select at that time. Underneath is the front view size comparison of the E-500 against the W370.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-500 and W370 is 70 and 94 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to picture the difference between sensor sizes purely by reading specs. The image below will give you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the E-500 and W370.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The E-500 with its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Sony W370 will deliver greater detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-500 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.