Olympus E-5 vs Sony A7R IV

Here, we will be looking at the Olympus E-5 vs Sony A7R IV, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the image resolutions of the E-5 (12MP) and A7R IV (61MP) and the E-5 (Four Thirds) and A7R IV (Full frame) offer different sensor size.

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The E-5 was unveiled 9 years earlier than the A7R IV and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-5 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony A7R IV being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting right into a in-depth comparison, here is a simple summation of how the E-5 grades against the A7R IV when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-5 & Sony Alpha A7R IV. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-5 Gallery & Sony A7R IV Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera, you'll need to factor in its weight and size. The Olympus E-5 comes with exterior dimensions of 143mm x 117mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.6" x 3.0") along with a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs) and the Sony A7R IV has specifications of 129mm x 96mm x 78mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 3.1") along with a weight of 665 grams (1.47 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. The following is a front view dimensions comparison of the E-5 versus the A7R IV.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-5 and A7R IV is 58 and 62 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to visualize the difference between sensor measurements purely by reading specifications. The visual below may provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the E-5 and A7R IV.

To sum up, both of these cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-5 having a tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF harder and the Sony A7R IV will offer you extra detail having an extra 49MP. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs way more aggressively. The older E-5 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.