Olympus E-5 vs Sony NEX-5T

Below is a detailed assessment of the Olympus E-5 versus Sony NEX-5T, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a large gap among the image resolutions of the E-5 (12MP) and NEX-5T (16MP) and the E-5 (Four Thirds) and NEX-5T (APS-C) enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The E-5 was unveiled 3 years earlier than the NEX-5T and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-5 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony NEX-5T being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving through a full comparison, below is a simple view of how the E-5 scores versus the NEX-5T in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-5 & Sony Alpha NEX-5T. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-5 Gallery & Sony NEX-5T Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera often, you need to factor in its weight and size. The Olympus E-5 comes with outer dimensions of 143mm x 117mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.6" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs) while the Sony NEX-5T has specifications of 111mm x 59mm x 39mm (4.4" x 2.3" x 1.5") along with a weight of 276 grams (0.61 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are employing during that time. Here is the front view proportions comparison of the E-5 vs the NEX-5T.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-5 and NEX-5T is 58 and 89 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to picture the difference in sensor measurements simply by looking through technical specs. The graphic underneath will give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the E-5 and NEX-5T.

As you have seen, the two cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-5 having a smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony NEX-5T will provide you with greater detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older E-5 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.