Olympus E-M5 vs Sony W690

Lets look much closer at the Olympus E-M5 vs Sony W690, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the E-M5 (16MP) and the W690 (16MP) is pretty well matched but the E-M5 (Four Thirds) and W690 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-M5 was brought out 3 months later than the W690 which means that they are both of a similar age. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W690 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the E-M5 scores versus the W690 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus OM-D E-M5 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-M5 Gallery & Sony W690 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry your camera often, you'll have to factor in its weight and size. The Olympus E-M5 comes with external dimensions of 122mm x 89mm x 43mm (4.8" x 3.5" x 1.7") with a weight of 425 grams (0.94 lbs) and the Sony W690 has specifications of 94mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-M5 vs Sony W690 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Here is the front view sizing comparison of the E-M5 versus the W690.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-M5 and W690 is 81 and 95 respectively.

More often than not, it can be hard to visualise the gap between sensor sizing just by checking specifications. The graphic below will provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M5 and W690.

Plainly, both of the cameras have got the exact same megapixels albeit not the same sensor sizing. The E-M5 includes the bigger sensor which will make getting shallower DOF less difficult.