Olympus E-5 vs Sony RX100 V

Lets take a closer look at the Olympus E-5 versus Sony RX100 V, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-5 (12MP) and RX100 V (20MP) and the E-5 (Four Thirds) and RX100 V (1") boast totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-5 was launched 6 years before the RX100 V and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-5 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony RX100 V being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going right into a thorough comparison, here is a quick summary of how the E-5 grades versus the RX100 V with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-5 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-5 Gallery & Sony RX100 V Gallery.

When you are looking to lug around your camera, you will have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-5 has 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) while the Sony RX100 V has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilising at that time. Below is a front view size comparison of the E-5 and the RX100 V.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-5 and RX100 V is 58 and 89 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to see the gap between sensor measurements merely by going over specifications. The photograph here may offer you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-5 and RX100 V.

Plainly, both of those cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-5 due to its bigger sensor will make getting bokeh less difficult and the Sony RX100 V will offer you extra detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop shots way more aggressively. The older E-5 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.