Olympus E-M5 II vs Sony W370

Its time to take a deeper look at the Olympus E-M5 II and Sony W370, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the E-M5 II (16MP) and the W370 (14MP) is fairly close but the E-M5 II (Four Thirds) and W370 (1/2.3") posses different sensor size.

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The E-M5 II was brought out 5 years after the W370 which is a fairly big gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-M5 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W370 being a Compact camera.

Before getting into a comprehensive comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the E-M5 II matches up against the W370 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M5 II and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W370. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M5 II Gallery and Sony W370 Gallery.

If you are intending to carry around your camera, you are going to need to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus E-M5 II comes with physical dimensions of 124mm x 85mm x 45mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 1.8") accompanied by a weight of 469 grams (1.03 lbs) and the Sony W370 has sizing of 100mm x 57mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") along with a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs).

See the Olympus E-M5 II and Sony W370 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have chosen during that time. Below is a front view size comparison of the E-M5 II vs the W370.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the E-M5 II and W370 is 80 and 94 respectively.

Often, it is tough to visualize the difference in sensor sizes just by looking through technical specs. The picture here may give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M5 II and W370.

As you can tell, each of the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-M5 II because of its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF less difficult and the Olympus E-M5 II will result in more detail having its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images a bit more aggressively. The younger E-M5 II provides an edge in sensor tech.