Olympus E-500 Review with Detailed Specifications and Features

Olympus E-500 Review

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Main Features

8 MP Four Thirds CCD Sensor
100 - 400 ISO
2" Fixed Screen
Optical (pentaprism) Viewfinder
3 fps continuous shooting
Built-In Wireless
130 x 95 x 66 mm, 479g.
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Replaced by: E-510

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Olympus E-500 Overview

First introduced in October, 2005, Olympus E-500 is a 8 MP DSLR with a Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm) sized CCD sensor.

Olympus replaced E-500 with Olympus E-510. Follow the link to read our detailed comparison of these models:

Compare Olympus E-500 with Olympus E-510

Proc and Cons of Olympus E-500

Get to know this camera closer. Let's look at the features and characteristics of this model. Compare Olympus E-500 with competitors in semi-pro dslr cameras.

Pros

Built-in Wireless

Optical Viewfinder

3.0 fps Continuous Shooting

Manual Focus

479g Light Body

External Flash

RAW Support

1/4000s Max Shutter Speed

Manual Exposure Mode

Flash Sync Port

Cons

No Bluetooth

No Touch Screen

No Image Stabilization

No Environmental Sealing

Low Max Native ISO: 400

Low Screen Resolution: 215k dots

No Articulating Screen

No Full HD Video

No AF Face Detection

Low Resolution Sensor: 8 MP

Small LCD Screen: 2"

Slow Continuous Shooting: 215 fps

Type Scores

Olympus E-500 has an Overall Score of 41/100 and ranked #185 out of 206 in DSLR cameras, and ranked #765 out of 1222 in all cameras.

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Physical Dimensions of Olympus E-500

Olympus E-500 weighs 479g and has external dimensions of 130 x 95 x 66mm (5.12 x 3.74 x 2.6"). Considering that the average weight of Semi-Pro DSLR cameras is 783g, Olympus E-500 is 304 grams less than the average weight of cameras in this category. Olympus E-500 is less by 11mm more than the average length in Semi-Pro DSLR.

Weight Comparison
Semi-Pro DSLR Cameras

Olympus E-500

479g

Average weight

783g

Min weight

479g

Max weight

1074g

Thickness Comparison
Semi-Pro DSLR Cameras

Olympus E-500

66mm

Average Thickness

75mm

Min Thickness

64mm

Max Thickness

86mm

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Size Compared to Major Competitors

Model	Weight	E-500	Dimensions	E-500
Olympus E-510	490 g	479 g	136 x 92 x 68 mm	130 x 95 x 66 mm
Olympus E-520	552 g	479 g	136 x 92 x 68 mm	130 x 95 x 66 mm
Nikon D3300	430 g	479 g	124 x 98 x 76 mm	130 x 95 x 66 mm
Nikon D5300	480 g	479 g	125 x 98 x 76 mm	130 x 95 x 66 mm
Canon 70D	755 g	479 g	139 x 104 x 79 mm	130 x 95 x 66 mm
Nikon D5200	555 g	479 g	129 x 98 x 78 mm	130 x 95 x 66 mm
Olympus E-M5 II	469 g	479 g	124 x 85 x 45 mm	130 x 95 x 66 mm
Olympus E-420	426 g	479 g	130 x 91 x 53 mm	130 x 95 x 66 mm

Specifications of Olympus E-500

General
Brand	Olympus
Model	E-500
Announced	October, 2005
Body Type	Mid-size SLR
Lens
Lens Mount	Four Thirds
Manual Focus
Focal Lens Multiplier	2
Number of Lenses	45
Macro Focus Range	n/a
Screen
Screen Size	2"
Screen Type	Fixed
Screen Resolution	215k pixels
Touch Screen
Live View
Viewfinder
Viewfinder	Optical (pentaprism)
Viewfinder Resolution	no electronic viewfinder
Viewfinder Coverage	95%
Viewfinder Magnification	0.45
Autofocus
AF Touch
AF Continuous
AF Single
AF Tracking
AF Selective
AF Center
AF Multi Area
AF Live View
AF Face Detection
AF Contrast Detection
AF Phase Detection
Number of Focus Points	3
Number of Cross Focus Points	0
Photography Features
RAW Support
Min Shutter Speed	1/60 sec
Max Shutter Speed	1/4000 sec
Continuous Shooting	3.0 fps
Shutter Priority
Aperture Priority
Manual Exposure Mode
Exposure Compensation
Custom White Balance
Image Stabilization
Built-in Flash
Flash Range	13.00
Flash Modes	Auto, Auto FP, Manual, Red-Eye
External Flash
AE Bracketing
AE Bracketing Range	± EV
WB Bracketing

Sensor
Sensor Size	Four Thirds
Sensor Type	CCD
Sensor Dimensions	- mm
Sensor Area	0.0 mm²
Sensor Resolution	8 MP
Max Image Resolution	3264 x 2448
Max Native ISO	400
Min Native ISO	100
Max Boosted ISO	1600
Min Boosted ISO	0
Video Features
4K
Max Video Resolution	None
Video Formats
Timelapse Recording
Microphone Port
Headphone Port
Exposure Modes
Multi-Segment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF-Area
Center Weighted
Connectivity
GPS	None
Wireless Connectivity	Built-In
Bluetooth
HDMI
USB	USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
Battery
Battery Life	0 shots
Battery Type
Battery Model
Physical
Weight	479 g
Physical Dimensions	130 x 95 x 66 mm
Environmental Sealing
Water Proof
Dust Proof
Shock Proof
Crush Proof
Freeze Proof
Shock Proof
Storage
Storage Type	Compact Flash (Type I or II), xD Picture Card
Storage Slots	1
Other Features
Self Timer
Selfie Friendly