Olympus E-500 has a
8.0MP Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm ) sized CCD sensor . On the other hand, Sony A380 has a
14.0MP APS-C (23.6 x 15.8 mm ) sized CCD sensor and features Bionz processor.
Sony A380's sensor provides 6MP more than Olympus E-500's sensor, which gives a significant advantage in real life. You can print your images larger or crop more freely.
On the other hand, please keep in mind that Max sensor resolution is not the only determinant of resolving power. Factors such as the optical elements, low pass filter, pixel size and sensor technology also affects the final resolution of the captured image.
Below you can see the E-500 and A380 sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Sony A380 has a 1.7x Larger sensor area than Olympus E-500. Larger sensors give photographer more control on the depth of field and blurry background compared to smaller sensor when shot in same focal length and aperture.