Olympus E-5 vs Sony WX10

Its time to take a deeper look at the Olympus E-5 vs Sony WX10, one is a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a big gap between the image resolutions of the E-5 (12MP) and WX10 (16MP) and the E-5 (Four Thirds) and WX10 (1/2.3") have different sensor sizes.

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The E-5 was released within a month of the WX10 which means that they are of a similar generation. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-5 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony WX10 being a Compact camera.

Before going into a in depth comparison, here is a short highlight of how the E-5 scores versus the WX10 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-5 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX10. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-5 Gallery and Sony WX10 Gallery.

In case you're aiming to travel with your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-5 offers exterior measurements of 143mm x 117mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.6" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs) and the Sony WX10 has dimensions of 95mm x 54mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.9") and a weight of 161 grams (0.35 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-5 vs Sony WX10 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Underneath is a front view measurements comparison of the E-5 vs the WX10.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-5 and WX10 is 58 and 95 respectively.

More often than not, it can be difficult to imagine the difference between sensor dimensions merely by reading through technical specs. The picture here may give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the E-5 and WX10.

As you have seen, each of the cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-5 due to its larger sensor is going to make getting bokeh less difficult and the Sony WX10 will give more detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will allow you to crop images a good deal more aggressively.