Olympus E-M5 II vs Sony WX80

Below is a thorough analysis of the Olympus E-M5 II and Sony WX80, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. The sensor resolution of the E-M5 II (16MP) and the WX80 (16MP) is pretty comparable but the E-M5 II (Four Thirds) and WX80 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-M5 II was launched 2 years later than the WX80 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M5 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX80 being a Compact camera.

Before delving in to a complete comparison, below is a short introduction of how the E-M5 II scores versus the WX80 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus OM-D E-M5 II & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-M5 II Gallery & Sony WX80 Gallery.

When you are looking to lug around your camera, you'll need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M5 II offers exterior dimensions of 124mm x 85mm x 45mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 1.8") along with a weight of 469 grams (1.03 lbs) and the Sony WX80 has measurements of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") with a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus E-M5 II and Sony WX80 in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you use at that moment. Following is the front view dimensions comparison of the E-M5 II against the WX80.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the E-M5 II and WX80 is 80 and 96 respectively.

Oftentimes, it's difficult to see the gap in sensor measurements simply by going through specifications. The visual underneath will give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M5 II and WX80.

Plainly, both of the cameras posses the exact same MP albeit not the same sensor measurements. The E-M5 II provides the bigger sensor which will make achieving shallow DOF simpler. The fresher E-M5 II is going to have a benefit with regard to sensor technology.