Olympus E-5 vs Sony WX50

Below is a complete analysis of the Olympus E-5 vs Sony WX50, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the resolutions of the E-5 (12MP) and WX50 (16MP) and the E-5 (Four Thirds) and WX50 (1/2.3") boast different sensor measurements.

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The E-5 was manufactured 12 months earlier than the WX50 which means that 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 WX50 being a Compact camera.

Before we go right into a in depth comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the E-5 scores versus the WX50 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-5 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-5 Gallery & Sony WX50 Gallery.

If you're intending to lug around your camera often, you will have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-5 offers outside dimensions of 143mm x 117mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.6" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs) while the Sony WX50 has dimensions of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") along with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. Following is a front view scale comparison of the E-5 and the WX50.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-5 and WX50 is 58 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to imagine the contrast between sensor measurements only by looking at specs. The visual here will provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the E-5 and WX50.

All in all, each of these cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-5 featuring a larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Sony WX50 will give you extra detail due to its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop pics way more aggressively. The older E-5 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.