Olympus E-5 vs Sony H200

Lets take a more detailed look at the Olympus E-5 versus Sony H200, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the E-5 (12MP) and H200 (20MP) and the E-5 (Four Thirds) and H200 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-5 was manufactured 23 months earlier than the H200 which makes them a generation apart from one another. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-5 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony H200 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a brief summary of how the E-5 scores versus the H200 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-5 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H200. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-5 Gallery & Sony H200 Gallery.

If you are intending to carry your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-5 provides external measurements 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 H200 has measurements of 123mm x 83mm x 87mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 3.4") having a weight of 530 grams (1.17 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have attached at the time. The following is a front view measurement comparison of the E-5 versus the H200.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-5 and H200 is 58 and 67 respectively.

Normally, it is hard to envision the gap between sensor sizing purely by reading through a spec sheet. The graphic here should provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the E-5 and H200.

Clearly, both of those cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-5 because of its bigger sensor will make getting bokeh less difficult and the Sony H200 will resolve greater detail due to its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The older E-5 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.