Olympus E-M5 vs Sony W810

The following is a thorough overview of the Olympus E-M5 vs Sony W810, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Ultracompact by competitors Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the E-M5 (16MP) and the W810 (20MP) is very comparable but the E-M5 (Four Thirds) and W810 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-M5 was unveiled 20 months prior to the W810 making them a generation away from each other. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-M5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W810 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting into a more detailed comparison, here is a short summation of how the E-M5 scores versus the W810 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus OM-D E-M5 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-M5 Gallery & Sony W810 Gallery.

When you are aiming to travel with your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-M5 features physical dimensions of 122mm x 89mm x 43mm (4.8" x 3.5" x 1.7") and a weight of 425 grams (0.94 lbs) whilst the Sony W810 has proportions of 97mm x 56mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") and a weight of 111 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen during that time. Following is a front view measurements comparison of the E-M5 against the W810.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the E-M5 and W810 is 81 and 96 respectively.

Usually, it is hard to visualise the gap in sensor dimensions merely by going through technical specs. The image below may offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M5 and W810.

As you have seen, each of these cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-M5 using its larger sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony W810 will produce extra detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop pics way more aggressively. The more aged E-M5 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.