Olympus E-500 vs Sony A35

Following is a in depth overview of the Olympus E-500 versus Sony A35, one is a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the resolutions of the E-500 (8MP) and A35 (16MP) and the E-500 (Four Thirds) and A35 (APS-C) use totally different sensor size.

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The E-500 was brought out 6 years earlier than the A35 which is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-500 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony A35 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going in to a more detailed comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the E-500 matches up versus the A35 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-500 and Sony SLT-A35. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-500 Gallery and Sony A35 Gallery.

In case you're aiming to carry around your camera, you're going to have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-500 offers outside measurements of 130mm x 95mm x 66mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.6") with a weight of 479 grams (1.06 lbs) whilst the Sony A35 has proportions of 124mm x 92mm x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") having a weight of 415 grams (0.91 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-500 versus Sony A35 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Below is the front view sizing comparison of the E-500 compared to the A35.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-500 and A35 is 70 and 69 respectively.

Quite often, it can be difficult to envision the difference between sensor sizes purely by reading specs. The picture here will provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-500 and A35.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-500 due to its tinier sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony A35 will offer more detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-500 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.