Olympus E-5 vs Sony RX100 II

Below is a in depth assessment of the Olympus E-5 versus Sony RX100 II, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a crucial difference between the resolutions of the E-5 (12MP) and RX100 II (20MP) and the E-5 (Four Thirds) and RX100 II (1") enjoy totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-5 was manufactured 3 years before the RX100 II and that is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-5 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony RX100 II being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving through a thorough comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the E-5 matches up versus the RX100 II in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-5 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-5 Gallery and Sony RX100 II Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera frequently, you should take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-5 features outside dimensions of 143mm x 117mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.6" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 II has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 38mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.5") along with a weight of 281 grams (0.62 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-5 versus Sony RX100 II in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you have at that moment. The following is the front view dimension comparison of the E-5 versus the RX100 II.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the E-5 and RX100 II is 58 and 89 respectively.

Usually, its hard to see the contrast between sensor measurements merely by reviewing specifications. The photograph underneath should give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-5 and RX100 II.

Plainly, the two cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-5 because of its bigger sensor will make shooting shallower DOF simpler and the Sony RX100 II will offer greater detail due to its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs far more aggressively. The older E-5 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.