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Olympus E-5 vs Sony RX10

Portability
58
Imaging
48
Features
76
Overall
59
Olympus E-5 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 front
Portability
58
Imaging
51
Features
76
Overall
61

Olympus E-5 vs Sony RX10 Key Specs

Olympus E-5
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Fully Articulated Display
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • Sensor based Image Stabilization
  • 1/8000s Max Shutter
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 800g - 143 x 117 x 75mm
  • Introduced February 2011
  • Earlier Model is Olympus E-3
Sony RX10
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Expand to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-200mm (F2.8) lens
  • 813g - 129 x 88 x 102mm
  • Introduced March 2014
  • Later Model is Sony RX10 II
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Olympus E-5 vs Sony RX10 Overview

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.

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Reasons to pick Olympus E-5 over the Sony RX10

 E-5 RX10 
Display typeFully ArticulatedTiltingFully Articulating display
Selfie screen Take selfies

Reasons to pick Sony RX10 over the Olympus E-5

 RX10 E-5 
IntroducedMarch 2014February 2011More recent by 38 months
Display resolution1290k920kCrisper display (+370k dot)

Common features in the Olympus E-5 and Sony RX10

 E-5 RX10 
Manual focus Very exact focusing
Display size3"3"Same display measurement
Touch display No Touch display

Olympus E-5 vs Sony RX10 Physical Comparison

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).

Check the Olympus E-5 versus Sony RX10 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

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.

Olympus E-5 vs Sony RX10 size comparison

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

Olympus E-5 vs Sony RX10 top view buttons comparison

Olympus E-5 vs Sony RX10 Sensor Comparison

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.

Olympus E-5 vs Sony RX10 sensor size comparison

Olympus E-5 vs Sony RX10 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus E-5 vs Sony RX10 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus E-5 Portrait photography advice
Sony RX10 Portrait photography advice
60
focusing manually
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
provides face detect focus
delivers RAW formats
low megapixels (12 megapixels)
70
you can focus manually
good megapixels (20MP)
good sensor size (1")
includes face detection focus
supports RAW formats
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Street Comparison

Olympus E-5 Street photography features
Sony RX10 Street photography features
71
screen articulates fully
has image stabilization (Sensor based)
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW formats
environment proof
72
tilting screen
has image stabilization (Optical)
good sensor size (1")
supports RAW formats
weather sealing
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Sports Comparison

Olympus E-5 Sports photography features
Sony RX10 Sports photography features
59
great max shutter speed (1/8,000s)
has image stabilization (Sensor based)
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
environment proof
has phase detect auto focus
slow fps (5.0 frames/s)
low megapixels (12 megapixels)
67
has image stabilization (Optical)
good megapixels (20 megapixels)
good sensor size (1")
weather sealing
great battery pack (420 shots)
no phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus E-5 Travel photography highlights
Sony RX10 Travel photography highlights
56
environment proof
flash built-in
selfie friendly screen
does not have Timelapse mode
low megapixels (12MP)
58
great battery pack (420 per charge)
weather sealing
good megapixels (20MP)
has built in flash
quite wide (24mm)
doesn't have Time Lapse function
display is not selfie friendly
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus E-5 Landscape photography features
Sony RX10 Landscape photography features
65
focusing manually
swap lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
screen is a decent size (3")
has image stabilization (Sensor based)
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW formats
environment proof
two card slots
low megapixels (12MP)
does not have Timelapse mode
63
you can focus manually
quite wide (24mm)
screen size is good (3")
has image stabilization (Optical)
good megapixels (20 megapixels)
good sensor size (1")
supports RAW formats
weather sealing
great battery pack (420 CIPA)
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
doesn't have Time Lapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus E-5 Vlogging features
Sony RX10 Vlogging features
64
selfie friendly screen
has image stabilization (Sensor based)
provides face detect focus
has microphone socket
low res video (1280 x 720 pixels)
30
quite wide (24mm)
has image stabilization (Optical)
includes face detection focus
good video quality (1920 x 1080 pxls)
includes external mic support
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
display is not selfie friendly
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Olympus E-5 vs Sony RX10 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus E-5 and Sony RX10
 Olympus E-5Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10
General Information
Make Olympus Sony
Model type Olympus E-5 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10
Type Advanced DSLR Large Sensor Superzoom
Introduced 2011-02-03 2014-03-20
Physical type Mid-size SLR SLR-like (bridge)
Sensor Information
Chip TruePic V+ Bionz X
Sensor type CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size Four Thirds 1"
Sensor dimensions 17.3 x 13mm 13.2 x 8.8mm
Sensor surface area 224.9mm² 116.2mm²
Sensor resolution 12MP 20MP
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Max resolution 4032 x 3024 5472 x 3648
Max native ISO 6400 12800
Max enhanced ISO - 25600
Lowest native ISO 100 125
RAW data
Lowest enhanced ISO - 80
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Touch focus
Autofocus continuous
Single autofocus
Autofocus tracking
Autofocus selectice
Center weighted autofocus
Multi area autofocus
Live view autofocus
Face detect focus
Contract detect focus
Phase detect focus
Total focus points 11 25
Cross type focus points 11 -
Lens
Lens mount type Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens zoom range - 24-200mm (8.3x)
Highest aperture - f/2.8
Amount of lenses 45 -
Crop factor 2.1 2.7
Screen
Type of display Fully Articulated Tilting
Display sizing 3 inch 3 inch
Resolution of display 920k dots 1,290k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Display technology HyperCrystal transmissive LCD WhiteMagic
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Optical (pentaprism) Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 1,440k dots
Viewfinder coverage 100 percent 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification 0.58x 0.7x
Features
Min shutter speed 60s 30s
Max shutter speed 1/8000s 1/3200s
Continuous shutter rate 5.0 frames per sec 10.0 frames per sec
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual mode
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Set white balance
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash distance 18.00 m (at ISO 200) 10.20 m
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, Fill-in Auto, fill-flash, slow sync, rear sync, off
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
WB bracketing
Max flash synchronize 1/250s -
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 24p) ,1440 x 1080 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p)
Max video resolution 1280x720 1920x1080
Video format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD
Mic support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 800 grams (1.76 lbs) 813 grams (1.79 lbs)
Physical dimensions 143 x 117 x 75mm (5.6" x 4.6" x 3.0") 129 x 88 x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating 56 69
DXO Color Depth rating 21.6 22.9
DXO Dynamic range rating 10.5 12.6
DXO Low light rating 519 474
Other
Battery life 870 pictures 420 pictures
Battery style Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID BLM-5 NP-FW50
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, continuous)
Time lapse recording
Storage type Compact Flash (Type I or II)/SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo
Card slots Two One
Retail pricing $1,700 $698