Olympus E-1 vs Sony W650

Below is a in depth comparison of the Olympus E-1 and Sony W650, former being a Pro DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-1 (5MP) and W650 (16MP) and the E-1 (Four Thirds) and W650 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-1 was announced 9 years before the W650 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-1 being a Large SLR camera and the Sony W650 being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a thorough comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the E-1 grades vs the W650 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-1 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W650. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-1 Gallery & Sony W650 Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera, you will want to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-1 has outer dimensions of 141mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") along with a weight of 735 grams (1.62 lbs) while the Sony W650 has dimensions of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") with a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-1 and Sony W650 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have attached at that moment. The following is the front view sizing comparison of the E-1 versus the W650.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-1 and W650 is 59 and 96 respectively.

Normally, it is tough to visualise the difference between sensor measurements just by checking technical specs. The visual here will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the E-1 and W650.

As you have seen, both of those cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-1 having a bigger sensor will make getting shallower DOF less difficult and the Sony W650 will resolve extra detail with its extra 11 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also help you crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The older E-1 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.