Olympus E-5 vs Sony W620

Let's look a bit more closely at the Olympus E-5 vs Sony W620, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the E-5 (12MP) and the W620 (14MP) is relatively similar but the E-5 (Four Thirds) and W620 (1/2.3") provide different sensor dimensions.

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The E-5 was announced 11 months before the W620 which means that they are of a similar age. The two cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-5 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W620 being a Compact camera.

Before diving right into a thorough comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the E-5 matches up versus the W620 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-5 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W620. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-5 Gallery & Sony W620 Gallery.

When you are going to travel with your camera frequently, you should take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-5 provides outer dimensions of 143mm x 117mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.6" x 3.0") and a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs) and the Sony W620 has proportions of 98mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.8") having a weight of 116 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are using at that moment. Below is a front view physical size comparison of the E-5 against the W620.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the E-5 and W620 is 58 and 96 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is tough to visualize the gap between sensor dimensions only by going over specs. The picture below might provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-5 and W620.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-5 using its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Sony W620 will offer you more detail with its extra 2MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The more aged E-5 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.