Olympus E-M5 II vs Sony W620

Here is a thorough assessment of the Olympus E-M5 II vs Sony W620, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the E-M5 II (16MP) and the W620 (14MP) is pretty well matched but the E-M5 II (Four Thirds) and W620 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-M5 II was unveiled 3 years later than the W620 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-M5 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W620 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a full comparison, here is a quick summary of how the E-M5 II scores versus the W620 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus OM-D E-M5 II & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W620. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-M5 II Gallery & Sony W620 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry your camera frequently, you will have to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-M5 II has got external dimensions of 124mm x 85mm x 45mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 1.8") and a weight of 469 grams (1.03 lbs) while the Sony W620 has proportions of 98mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.8") and a weight of 116 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have attached during that time. Here is a front view measurement comparison of the E-M5 II vs the W620.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the E-M5 II and W620 is 80 and 96 respectively.

Generally, it can be difficult to see the contrast between sensor sizing just by reading through a spec sheet. The visual below will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M5 II and W620.

Clearly, both cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-M5 II using its bigger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Olympus E-M5 II will give you greater detail having an extra 2MP. Higher resolution will help you crop shots more aggressively. The more modern E-M5 II is going to have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.