Olympus E-M5 vs Sony H200

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Olympus E-M5 vs Sony H200, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Olympus and Sony. The sensor resolution of the E-M5 (16MP) and the H200 (20MP) is fairly close but the E-M5 (Four Thirds) and H200 (1/2.3") offer different sensor measurements.

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The E-M5 was launched 8 months before the H200 so they are of a similar generation. The two cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-M5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony H200 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a simple summation of how the E-M5 scores vs the H200 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M5 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H200. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M5 Gallery and Sony H200 Gallery.

If you're going to carry around your camera often, you will have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-M5 has physical measurements of 122mm x 89mm x 43mm (4.8" x 3.5" x 1.7") along with a weight of 425 grams (0.94 lbs) and the Sony H200 has proportions of 123mm x 83mm x 87mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 3.4") accompanied by a weight of 530 grams (1.17 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you have attached at that moment. Underneath is a front view dimensions comparison of the E-M5 vs the H200.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-M5 and H200 is 81 and 67 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to picture the gap in sensor sizes merely by looking through a spec sheet. The picture here will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the E-M5 and H200.

As you can see, the two cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The E-M5 because of its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony H200 will provide you with greater detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The more aged E-M5 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.