Olympus E-500 vs Sony W830

Let's look much closer at the Olympus E-500 and Sony W830, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the resolutions of the E-500 (8MP) and W830 (20MP) and the E-500 (Four Thirds) and W830 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-500 was introduced 9 years earlier than the W830 which is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-500 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W830 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting in to a more detailed comparison, below is a quick overview of how the E-500 grades versus the W830 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-500 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-500 Gallery & Sony W830 Gallery.

When you are going to carry around your camera, you're going to have to consider its weight and size. The Olympus E-500 enjoys outside dimensions of 130mm x 95mm x 66mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.6") having a weight of 479 grams (1.06 lbs) and the Sony W830 has specifications of 93mm x 52mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") and a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are working with during that time. Below is the front view proportions comparison of the E-500 against the W830.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-500 and W830 is 70 and 96 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to visualise the gap in sensor sizes simply by viewing technical specs. The picture underneath may offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the E-500 and W830.

As you can tell, the two cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-500 having a larger sensor will make getting bokeh less difficult and the Sony W830 will render more detail using its extra 12MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics far more aggressively. The more aged E-500 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.