Olympus E-M5 vs Sony W650

The following is a comprehensive review of the Olympus E-M5 vs Sony W650, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the E-M5 (16MP) and the W650 (16MP) is fairly well matched but the E-M5 (Four Thirds) and W650 (1/2.3") possess different sensor size.

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The E-M5 was released 4 months after the W650 which means that they are of a similar generation. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W650 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a thorough comparison, below is a brief view of how the E-M5 scores versus the W650 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M5 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W650. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M5 Gallery and Sony W650 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to travel with your camera regularly, you are going to need to consider its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M5 features outer measurements of 122mm x 89mm x 43mm (4.8" x 3.5" x 1.7") and a weight of 425 grams (0.94 lbs) and the Sony W650 has measurements of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") having a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you choose during that time. Below is the front view dimension comparison of the E-M5 vs the W650.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the E-M5 and W650 is 81 and 96 respectively.

Generally, it is very difficult to imagine the contrast between sensor dimensions purely by checking specs. The pic below may offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-M5 and W650.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras posses the exact same resolution but different sensor dimensions. The E-M5 uses the larger sensor which should make achieving shallow DOF easier.