Olympus E-500

The Olympus E-500 is a DSLR camera launched on 21/10/2005.

Technically speaking, the Olympus E-500 ranks well below the category average, scoring 39 overall. The Olympus E-500 weights 479 gr and spans 130 x 95 x 66 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, the Olympus E-500 behaves better than average in its category for:

• Comfort - Score 67, ranks in the category best 12%.

On the contrary, the performance of Olympus E-500 is below the category average in:

• Image Quality - Score 41, ranks among the worst 3% of its category.
• Speed Performance - Score 35, ranks among the worst 15% of its category.
• Versatility - Score 11, ranks among the worst 2% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait - Suboptimal, score 35, ranks 4% in its category. Olympus E-500 is not the best choice for Portrait photography; if Portrait is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Landscape - Suboptimal, score 33, ranks 1% in its category. Olympus E-500 is not the best choice for Landscape photography; if Landscape is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Sport - Suboptimal, score 35, ranks 3% in its category. Olympus E-500 is not the best choice for Sport photography; if Sport is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Street - Good, score 48, ranks in the best 71% of its category. Olympus E-500 works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Everyday - Good, score 46, ranks in the best 74% of its category. Olympus E-500 works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.

Last but not least, the price. You can find the Olympus E-500 sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 7.29 GBP and 12.99 GBP, which is well below what you could expect for this camera category.

Overall, Olympus E-500 is a good value for money. However, alternatives are also available, which you may want to take into consideration before taking the final decision. Click here to see alternative options.