Olympus E-M10 III vs Sony HX5

Lets look a bit more closely at the Olympus E-M10 III and Sony HX5, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a big gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-M10 III (16MP) and HX5 (10MP) and the E-M10 III (Four Thirds) and HX5 (1/2.4") have totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-M10 III was brought out 7 years after the HX5 which is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-M10 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony HX5 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight to a complete comparison, here is a brief summary of how the E-M10 III matches up versus the HX5 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-M10 III Gallery and Sony HX5 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry around your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M10 III offers physical dimensions of 122mm x 84mm x 50mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 2.0") having a weight of 410 grams (0.90 lbs) and the Sony HX5 has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-M10 III and Sony HX5 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Here is a front view dimension comparison of the E-M10 III vs the HX5.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-M10 III and HX5 is 80 and 92 respectively.

Sometimes, it can be hard to see the difference between sensor sizes only by checking specs. The image below will offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M10 III and HX5.

All in all, both cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The E-M10 III due to its bigger sensor will make getting bokeh simpler and the Olympus E-M10 III will give greater detail having its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs more aggressively. The fresher E-M10 III is going to have an advantage in sensor technology.