Olympus E-M1X vs Sony WX70

Here is a in-depth comparison of the Olympus E-M1X and Sony WX70, one being a Pro Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Sony. There is a sizeable difference between the image resolutions of the E-M1X (20MP) and WX70 (16MP) and the E-M1X (Four Thirds) and WX70 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-M1X was brought out 7 years later than the WX70 and that is quite a large gap as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-M1X being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX70 being a Compact camera.

Before getting through a detailed comparison, below is a short introduction of how the E-M1X matches up against the WX70 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus OM-D E-M1X and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX70. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-M1X Gallery and Sony WX70 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to carry your camera, you're going to have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-M1X offers outer dimensions of 144mm x 147mm x 75mm (5.7" x 5.8" x 3.0") and a weight of 997 grams (2.20 lbs) whilst the Sony WX70 has proportions of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") having a weight of 114 grams (0.25 lbs).

Examine the Olympus E-M1X and Sony WX70 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. The following is the front view size comparison of the E-M1X compared to the WX70.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the E-M1X and WX70 is 54 and 97 respectively.

In many cases, its difficult to visualise the difference between sensor sizing simply by reading through specs. The graphic here will help provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M1X and WX70.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The E-M1X due to its bigger sensor will make shooting bokeh simpler and the Olympus E-M1X will give extra detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The more modern E-M1X is going to have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.