Olympus E-500 vs Sony A37

The following is a extensive review of the Olympus E-500 vs Sony A37, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the E-500 (8MP) and A37 (16MP) and the E-500 (Four Thirds) and A37 (APS-C) come with different sensor sizing.

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The E-500 was launched 7 years prior to the A37 which is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-500 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony A37 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving through a more detailed comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the E-500 matches up versus the A37 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-500 & Sony SLT-A37. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-500 Gallery & Sony A37 Gallery.

For those who are going to travel with your camera frequently, you'll need to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-500 has outer dimensions of 130mm x 95mm x 66mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.6") accompanied by a weight of 479 grams (1.06 lbs) and the Sony A37 has proportions of 124mm x 92mm x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") accompanied by a weight of 506 grams (1.12 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you use at that moment. Here is the front view dimensions comparison of the E-500 versus the A37.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-500 and A37 is 70 and 67 respectively.

Quite often, it is very difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor dimensions simply by going over technical specs. The image underneath might provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-500 and A37.

As you have seen, both of those cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-500 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make achieving bokeh trickier and the Sony A37 will offer you greater detail utilizing its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs far more aggressively. The more aged E-500 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.