Olympus E-5 vs Sony RX10

Below is a comprehensive overview of the Olympus E-5 versus Sony RX10, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-5 (12MP) and RX10 (20MP) and the E-5 (Four Thirds) and RX10 (1") provide different sensor sizing.

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The E-5 was brought out 4 years before the RX10 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-5 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony RX10 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving into a in-depth comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the E-5 matches up versus the RX10 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-5 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-5 Gallery & Sony RX10 Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera, you're going to have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-5 offers outer dimensions of 143mm x 117mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.6" x 3.0") with a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs) whilst the Sony RX10 has dimensions of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") accompanied by a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Below is a front view over all size comparison of the E-5 vs the RX10.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-5 and RX10 is 58 and 58 respectively.

Quite often, it's tough to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements simply by checking out technical specs. The photograph here should give you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-5 and RX10.

As you have seen, both the cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-5 due to its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Sony RX10 will show extra detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos a good deal more aggressively. The older E-5 will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.