Olympus E-500 vs Sony A57

Below, we will be contrasting the Olympus E-500 versus Sony A57, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a significant gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-500 (8MP) and A57 (16MP) and the E-500 (Four Thirds) and A57 (APS-C) enjoy different sensor sizes.

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The E-500 was announced 7 years prior to the A57 and that is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-500 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony A57 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go through a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the E-500 matches up vs the A57 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-500 and Sony SLT-A57. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-500 Gallery and Sony A57 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera frequently, you'll need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-500 features 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) whilst the Sony A57 has measurements of 132mm x 98mm x 81mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.2") along with a weight of 618 grams (1.36 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have attached at that time. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the E-500 and the A57.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-500 and A57 is 70 and 64 respectively.

More often than not, it can be hard to imagine the contrast between sensor measurements merely by checking specifications. The graphic here should offer you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-500 and A57.

To sum up, each of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-500 using its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Sony A57 will resolve more detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop shots much more aggressively. The older E-500 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.