Olympus E-5 vs Sony WX150

Lets look more closely at the Olympus E-5 versus Sony WX150, one is a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a crucial difference between the resolutions of the E-5 (12MP) and WX150 (18MP) and the E-5 (Four Thirds) and WX150 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-5 was unveiled 13 months before the WX150 which makes the cameras a generation away from each other. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-5 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony WX150 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight into a complete comparison, below is a brief overview of how the E-5 scores vs the WX150 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-5 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-5 Gallery and Sony WX150 Gallery.

If you are intending to travel with your camera often, you are going to need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-5 offers outside 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) whilst the Sony WX150 has dimensions of 95mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

Check out the Olympus E-5 versus Sony WX150 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are employing at the time. Underneath is the front view physical size comparison of the E-5 compared to the WX150.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the E-5 and WX150 is 58 and 95 respectively.

Often, it is very difficult to see the difference between sensor dimensions simply by reviewing technical specs. The picture below will help provide you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-5 and WX150.

As you have seen, both of those cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-5 using its bigger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Sony WX150 will offer you greater detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop pictures much more aggressively. The more aged E-5 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.