Olympus E-5 vs Sony TX10

Here is a extended comparison of the Olympus E-5 versus Sony TX10, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a significant gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-5 (12MP) and TX10 (16MP) and the E-5 (Four Thirds) and TX10 (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-5 was manufactured 6 months prior to the TX10 and they are both of a similar generation. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-5 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony TX10 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go into a full comparison, here is a quick synopsis of how the E-5 matches up versus the TX10 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-5 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX10. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-5 Gallery and Sony TX10 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to carry your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-5 provides outer 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) while the Sony TX10 has dimensions of 96mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") and a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

See the Olympus E-5 versus Sony TX10 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you use at that moment. The following is a front view dimension comparison of the E-5 compared to the TX10.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-5 and TX10 is 58 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to visualise the gap in sensor sizing only by looking through technical specs. The photograph underneath will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-5 and TX10.

As you have seen, the two cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The E-5 because of its bigger sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony TX10 will provide you with greater detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also help you crop pictures a good deal more aggressively.