Olympus E-M5 vs Sony W710

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Olympus E-M5 and Sony W710, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the E-M5 (16MP) and the W710 (16MP) is pretty similar but the E-M5 (Four Thirds) and W710 (1/2.3") feature different sensor size.

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The E-M5 was unveiled 8 months earlier than the W710 which means that they are both 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 W710 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a full comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the E-M5 scores vs the W710 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus OM-D E-M5 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-M5 Gallery and Sony W710 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera often, you will want to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-M5 has got external measurements of 122mm x 89mm x 43mm (4.8" x 3.5" x 1.7") having a weight of 425 grams (0.94 lbs) whilst the Sony W710 has proportions of 97mm x 55mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") having a weight of 114 grams (0.25 lbs).

Examine the Olympus E-M5 and Sony W710 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you choose at the time. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the E-M5 versus the W710.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the E-M5 and W710 is 81 and 96 respectively.

Oftentimes, its hard to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements purely by reading a spec sheet. The graphic underneath will give you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-M5 and W710.

As you can see, each of these cameras posses the exact same resolution albeit different sensor measurements. The E-M5 offers the bigger sensor which is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler. The older E-M5 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.