Olympus E-5 vs Sony HX350

The following is a detailed review of the Olympus E-5 versus Sony HX350, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the resolutions of the E-5 (12MP) and HX350 (20MP) and the E-5 (Four Thirds) and HX350 (1/2.3") boast different sensor sizing.

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The E-5 was manufactured 6 years earlier than the HX350 which is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-5 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony HX350 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving right into a complete comparison, here is a brief summary of how the E-5 matches up against the HX350 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-5 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-5 Gallery & Sony HX350 Gallery.

If you're looking to travel with your camera often, you should take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-5 comes with outer 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 HX350 has proportions of 130mm x 93mm x 103mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.1") along with a weight of 652 grams (1.44 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-5 versus Sony HX350 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are utilising at the time. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the E-5 against the HX350.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-5 and HX350 is 58 and 62 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to visualize the contrast in sensor dimensions purely by seeing specifications. The image here might give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the E-5 and HX350.

Plainly, each of the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-5 due to its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF simpler and the Sony HX350 will produce extra detail due to its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The more aged E-5 will be behind in sensor tech.