Olympus E-M1 vs Sony WX220

Following is a in-depth comparison of the Olympus E-M1 versus Sony WX220, former is a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the E-M1 (16MP) and the WX220 (18MP) is fairly close but the E-M1 (Four Thirds) and WX220 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor size.

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The E-M1 was brought out 3 months earlier than the WX220 and they are of a similar age. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-M1 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX220 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going in to a in-depth comparison, below is a simple summary of how the E-M1 matches up versus the WX220 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M1 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX220. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M1 Gallery & Sony WX220 Gallery.

If you're going to carry around your camera regularly, you should factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-M1 provides exterior dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 63mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.5") accompanied by a weight of 497 grams (1.10 lbs) whilst the Sony WX220 has dimensions of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") along with a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Following is the front view dimensions comparison of the E-M1 compared to the WX220.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the E-M1 and WX220 is 71 and 96 respectively.

Usually, it is very difficult to visualise the difference in sensor sizes simply by viewing specifications. The picture here may give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M1 and WX220.

To sum up, each of these cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The E-M1 because of its larger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Sony WX220 will result in extra detail having its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics far more aggressively.