Olympus E-M5 vs Sony W510

Below is a complete analysis of the Olympus E-M5 vs Sony W510, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap among the image resolutions of the E-M5 (16MP) and W510 (12MP) and the E-M5 (Four Thirds) and W510 (1/2.3") feature different sensor measurements.

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The E-M5 was introduced 16 months later than the W510 which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W510 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving through a more detailed comparison, below is a concise overview of how the E-M5 grades against the W510 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus OM-D E-M5 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W510. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-M5 Gallery and Sony W510 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to lug around your camera regularly, you will need to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-M5 features outside dimensions of 122mm x 89mm x 43mm (4.8" x 3.5" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 425 grams (0.94 lbs) and the Sony W510 has proportions of 96mm x 54mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 119 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you have during that time. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the E-M5 and the W510.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-M5 and W510 is 81 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements purely by seeing specs. The visual below will provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M5 and W510.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-M5 with its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field easier and the Olympus E-M5 will provide more detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more recent E-M5 should have a benefit in sensor tech.