Olympus E-5 vs Sony QX100

Here, we will be matching up the Olympus E-5 versus Sony QX100, one is a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Lens-style by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a crucial difference among the resolutions of the E-5 (12MP) and QX100 (20MP) and the E-5 (Four Thirds) and QX100 (1") provide different sensor sizes.

Pentax 17 Pre-Orders Outperform Expectations by a Landslide

The E-5 was manufactured 3 years earlier than the QX100 which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-5 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony QX100 being a Lens-style camera.

Before going into a in-depth comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the E-5 scores against the QX100 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-5 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX100. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-5 Gallery and Sony QX100 Gallery.