Olympus E-M1 vs Sony W380

Let's look closer at the Olympus E-M1 versus Sony W380, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Ultracompact by rivals Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the E-M1 (16MP) and the W380 (14MP) is fairly well matched but the E-M1 (Four Thirds) and W380 (1/2.3") feature different sensor dimensions.

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The E-M1 was brought out 3 years later than the W380 and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M1 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W380 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving through a in-depth comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the E-M1 scores vs the W380 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M1 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-M1 Gallery & Sony W380 Gallery.

In case you're looking to carry your camera often, you will have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-M1 has outer dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 63mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.5") along with a weight of 497 grams (1.10 lbs) while the Sony W380 has dimensions of 91mm x 52mm x 20mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.8") with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are employing at that time. Below is the front view overall size comparison of the E-M1 compared to the W380.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the E-M1 and W380 is 71 and 96 respectively.

Usually, it's difficult to picture the contrast between sensor sizing just by reading through specs. The graphic below may give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M1 and W380.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-M1 because of its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field less difficult and the Olympus E-M1 will resolve more detail having its extra 2MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop photos much more aggressively. The fresher E-M1 should have a benefit in sensor innovation.