Olympus E-5 vs Sony WX80

In this article, we will be matching up the Olympus E-5 and Sony WX80, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a considerable difference among the resolutions of the E-5 (12MP) and WX80 (16MP) and the E-5 (Four Thirds) and WX80 (1/2.3") use different sensor dimensions.

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The E-5 was brought out 23 months before the WX80 which makes the cameras a generation away from each other. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-5 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony WX80 being a Compact camera.

Before going through a thorough comparison, below is a concise overview of how the E-5 matches up versus the WX80 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-5 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-5 Gallery & Sony WX80 Gallery.

When you are looking to carry around your camera, you will want to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-5 has external dimensions 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 WX80 has measurements of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") with a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have during that time. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the E-5 vs the WX80.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the E-5 and WX80 is 58 and 96 respectively.

Often, it can be difficult to picture the difference in sensor sizes just by looking through technical specs. The pic below will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the E-5 and WX80.

As you can tell, both the cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-5 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony WX80 will result in greater detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop shots a little more aggressively. The more aged E-5 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.