Olympus E-5 vs Sony HX5
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Olympus E-5 vs Sony HX5 Key Specs
(Full Review)
- 12MP - Four Thirds Sensor
- 3" Fully Articulated Display
- ISO 100 - 6400
- Sensor based Image Stabilization
- 1/8000s Maximum Shutter
- 1280 x 720 video
- Micro Four Thirds Mount
- 800g - 143 x 117 x 75mm
- Announced February 2011
- Replaced the Olympus E-3
(Full Review)
- 10MP - 1/2.4" Sensor
- 3" Fixed Screen
- ISO 125 - 3200
- Optical Image Stabilization
- 1920 x 1080 video
- 25-250mm (F3.5-5.5) lens
- 200g - 102 x 58 x 29mm
- Released June 2010
Olympus E-5 vs Sony HX5 Overview
Below, we will be evaluating the Olympus E-5 vs Sony HX5, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the E-5 (12MP) and the HX5 (10MP) is pretty close but the E-5 (Four Thirds) and HX5 (1/2.4") use totally different sensor sizes.
President Biden pushes bill mandating TikTok sale or banThe E-5 was revealed 8 months later than the HX5 and they are both of a similar age. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-5 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony HX5 being a Compact camera.
Before going through a complete comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the E-5 scores vs the HX5 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.
Olympus E-5 vs Sony HX5 Gallery
Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-5 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-5 Gallery & Sony HX5 Gallery.
Reasons to pick Olympus E-5 over the Sony HX5
E-5 | HX5 | |||
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Released | February 2011 | June 2010 | More recent by 8 months | |
Manual focus | Dial accurate focus | |||
Screen type | Fully Articulated | Fixed | Fully Articulating screen | |
Screen resolution | 920k | 230k | Crisper screen (+690k dot) | |
Selfie screen | Easy selfies |
Reasons to pick Sony HX5 over the Olympus E-5
HX5 | E-5 |
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Common features in the Olympus E-5 and Sony HX5
E-5 | HX5 | |||
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Screen dimension | 3" | 3" | Identical screen dimensions | |
Touch friendly screen | Absent Touch friendly screen |
Olympus E-5 vs Sony HX5 Physical Comparison
If you are looking to lug around your camera regularly, you will have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-5 comes with outside 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) while the Sony HX5 has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs).
Analyze the Olympus E-5 vs Sony HX5 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are working with at that moment. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the E-5 and the HX5.
Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the E-5 and HX5 is 58 and 92 respectively.
Olympus E-5 vs Sony HX5 Sensor Comparison
Often, it is tough to see the contrast in sensor measurements purely by looking through specs. The graphic below may offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-5 and HX5.
As you can plainly see, each of these cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-5 using its bigger sensor will make shooting bokeh simpler and the Olympus E-5 will result in extra detail because of its extra 2MP. Higher resolution will let you crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The younger E-5 is going to have an edge when it comes to sensor innovation.
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Olympus E-5 vs Sony HX5 Specifications
Olympus E-5 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5 | |
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General Information | ||
Manufacturer | Olympus | Sony |
Model | Olympus E-5 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5 |
Type | Advanced DSLR | Small Sensor Compact |
Announced | 2011-02-03 | 2010-06-16 |
Physical type | Mid-size SLR | Compact |
Sensor Information | ||
Chip | TruePic V+ | Bionz |
Sensor type | CMOS | BSI-CMOS |
Sensor size | Four Thirds | 1/2.4" |
Sensor dimensions | 17.3 x 13mm | 6.104 x 4.578mm |
Sensor surface area | 224.9mm² | 27.9mm² |
Sensor resolution | 12 megapixel | 10 megapixel |
Anti aliasing filter | ||
Aspect ratio | 4:3 and 16:9 | 4:3 and 16:9 |
Full resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 3456 x 2592 |
Max native ISO | 6400 | 3200 |
Lowest native ISO | 100 | 125 |
RAW data | ||
Autofocusing | ||
Focus manually | ||
Autofocus touch | ||
Autofocus continuous | ||
Single autofocus | ||
Autofocus tracking | ||
Selective autofocus | ||
Autofocus center weighted | ||
Multi area autofocus | ||
Autofocus live view | ||
Face detect autofocus | ||
Contract detect autofocus | ||
Phase detect autofocus | ||
Number of focus points | 11 | 9 |
Cross focus points | 11 | - |
Lens | ||
Lens mount | Micro Four Thirds | fixed lens |
Lens focal range | - | 25-250mm (10.0x) |
Max aperture | - | f/3.5-5.5 |
Macro focus distance | - | 5cm |
Amount of lenses | 45 | - |
Crop factor | 2.1 | 5.9 |
Screen | ||
Display type | Fully Articulated | Fixed Type |
Display diagonal | 3 inch | 3 inch |
Resolution of display | 920 thousand dots | 230 thousand dots |
Selfie friendly | ||
Liveview | ||
Touch capability | ||
Display technology | HyperCrystal transmissive LCD | - |
Viewfinder Information | ||
Viewfinder type | Optical (pentaprism) | None |
Viewfinder coverage | 100% | - |
Viewfinder magnification | 0.58x | - |
Features | ||
Lowest shutter speed | 60 secs | 30 secs |
Highest shutter speed | 1/8000 secs | 1/1600 secs |
Continuous shooting rate | 5.0fps | 10.0fps |
Shutter priority | ||
Aperture priority | ||
Expose Manually | ||
Exposure compensation | Yes | Yes |
Set white balance | ||
Image stabilization | ||
Integrated flash | ||
Flash range | 18.00 m (at ISO 200) | 3.80 m |
Flash settings | Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, Fill-in | Auto, On, Off, Slow syncro |
Hot shoe | ||
AE bracketing | ||
White balance bracketing | ||
Highest flash synchronize | 1/250 secs | - |
Exposure | ||
Multisegment | ||
Average | ||
Spot | ||
Partial | ||
AF area | ||
Center weighted | ||
Video features | ||
Video resolutions | 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1440 x 1080 (60, 30fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) |
Max video resolution | 1280x720 | 1920x1080 |
Video file format | Motion JPEG | AVCHD |
Mic port | ||
Headphone port | ||
Connectivity | ||
Wireless | None | None |
Bluetooth | ||
NFC | ||
HDMI | ||
USB | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
GPS | None | BuiltIn |
Physical | ||
Environment sealing | ||
Water proof | ||
Dust proof | ||
Shock proof | ||
Crush proof | ||
Freeze proof | ||
Weight | 800g (1.76 pounds) | 200g (0.44 pounds) |
Dimensions | 143 x 117 x 75mm (5.6" x 4.6" x 3.0") | 102 x 58 x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") |
DXO scores | ||
DXO All around score | 56 | not tested |
DXO Color Depth score | 21.6 | not tested |
DXO Dynamic range score | 10.5 | not tested |
DXO Low light score | 519 | not tested |
Other | ||
Battery life | 870 shots | - |
Battery type | Battery Pack | - |
Battery model | BLM-5 | NP-BG1 |
Self timer | Yes (2 or 12 sec) | Yes (2 or 10 sec, portrait1/portrait2) |
Time lapse shooting | ||
Type of storage | Compact Flash (Type I or II)/SD/SDHC/SDXC | Memory Stick Duo / Pro Duo/ PRO HG-Duo, optional SD/SDHC, Internal |
Card slots | Dual | Single |
Cost at launch | $1,700 | $275 |