Olympus E-5 vs Sony W830

Let's look more closely at the Olympus E-5 versus Sony W830, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a big difference between the image resolutions of the E-5 (12MP) and W830 (20MP) and the E-5 (Four Thirds) and W830 (1/2.3") have different sensor measurements.

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The E-5 was manufactured 3 years earlier than the W830 and that is quite a big gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-5 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W830 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a concise summation of how the E-5 grades versus the W830 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-5 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-5 Gallery and Sony W830 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you have to factor in its weight and size. The Olympus E-5 comes with external measurements 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 W830 has specifications of 93mm x 52mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-5 versus Sony W830 in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Following is a front view measurement comparison of the E-5 compared to the W830.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the E-5 and W830 is 58 and 96 respectively.

Usually, its hard to visualize the difference between sensor measurements just by reading through a spec sheet. The visual here will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the E-5 and W830.

Clearly, both of those cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-5 because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field easier and the Sony W830 will give greater detail due to its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will help you crop pictures more aggressively. The older E-5 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.