Olympus E-5 vs Sony W560

Lets look more closely at the Olympus E-5 versus Sony W560, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact by rivals Olympus and Sony. The sensor resolution of the E-5 (12MP) and the W560 (14MP) is fairly close but the E-5 (Four Thirds) and W560 (1/2.3") boast different sensor dimensions.

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The E-5 was launched around the same time to the W560 so they are both of a similar age. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-5 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W560 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going right into a thorough comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the E-5 grades against the W560 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-5 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W560. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-5 Gallery & Sony W560 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera frequently, you will need to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-5 provides physical measurements of 143mm x 117mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.6" x 3.0") along with a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs) and the Sony W560 has measurements of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 110 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Here is a front view over all size comparison of the E-5 against the W560.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-5 and W560 is 58 and 96 respectively.

Typically, it's tough to imagine the difference in sensor measurements merely by viewing specs. The graphic underneath will provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the E-5 and W560.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-5 featuring a larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Sony W560 will provide you with extra detail utilizing its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images a good deal more aggressively.