Olympus E-M5 vs Sony TX1

Below, we will be contrasting the Olympus E-M5 vs Sony TX1, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a large gap among the resolutions of the E-M5 (16MP) and TX1 (10MP) and the E-M5 (Four Thirds) and TX1 (1/2.4") come with totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-M5 was announced 2 years after the TX1 which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony TX1 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go straight into a detailed comparison, below is a quick view of how the E-M5 matches up vs the TX1 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus OM-D E-M5 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX1. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-M5 Gallery & Sony TX1 Gallery.

In case you're intending to carry around your camera regularly, you are going to need to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus E-M5 offers outside measurements of 122mm x 89mm x 43mm (4.8" x 3.5" x 1.7") and a weight of 425 grams (0.94 lbs) while the Sony TX1 has sizing of 94mm x 58mm x 17mm (3.7" x 2.3" x 0.7") along with a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are employing during that time. Below is the front view dimension comparison of the E-M5 and the TX1.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-M5 and TX1 is 81 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to envision the difference in sensor sizes only by researching specs. The picture here might give you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-M5 and TX1.

As you can plainly see, both cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The E-M5 having a bigger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Olympus E-M5 will provide you with greater detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The younger E-M5 will have an advantage when it comes to sensor innovation.