Olympus E-M5 vs Sony WX10

Here, we will be comparing the Olympus E-M5 vs Sony WX10, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the E-M5 (16MP) and the WX10 (16MP) is pretty close but the E-M5 (Four Thirds) and WX10 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-M5 was brought out 16 months later than the WX10 which makes them a generation apart from one another. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-M5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX10 being a Compact camera.

Before getting into a in-depth comparison, here is a quick summary of how the E-M5 grades vs the WX10 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus OM-D E-M5 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX10. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M5 Gallery & Sony WX10 Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera, you'll need to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M5 has outer measurements of 122mm x 89mm x 43mm (4.8" x 3.5" x 1.7") with a weight of 425 grams (0.94 lbs) while the Sony WX10 has measurements of 95mm x 54mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.9") and a weight of 161 grams (0.35 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have at the time. Below is a front view scale comparison of the E-M5 vs the WX10.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-M5 and WX10 is 81 and 95 respectively.

Quite often, it is very difficult to envision the gap in sensor measurements purely by viewing technical specs. The graphic underneath might provide you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the E-M5 and WX10.

As you can tell, both cameras come with the identical megapixels albeit not the same sensor measurements. The E-M5 uses the bigger sensor which will make getting shallow depth of field simpler. The newer E-M5 will have an edge with regard to sensor innovation.