Olympus E-5 vs Sony TX20

Below, we will be looking at the Olympus E-5 versus Sony TX20, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Ultracompact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the E-5 (12MP) and TX20 (16MP) and the E-5 (Four Thirds) and TX20 (1/2.3") possess different sensor size.

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The E-5 was revealed 13 months earlier than the TX20 which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-5 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony TX20 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going through a in-depth comparison, below is a brief view of how the E-5 matches up versus the TX20 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-5 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX20. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-5 Gallery & Sony TX20 Gallery.

In case you're going to carry your camera frequently, you'll need to consider its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-5 enjoys 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) whilst the Sony TX20 has measurements of 96mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") and a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilising during that time. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the E-5 versus the TX20.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-5 and TX20 is 58 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it is very tough to picture the difference between sensor sizing simply by reviewing specs. The graphic below will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-5 and TX20.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-5 having a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field easier and the Sony TX20 will offer greater detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs much more aggressively. The older E-5 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.