Olympus E-M5 vs Sony WX150

Let's look more closely at the Olympus E-M5 versus Sony WX150, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the E-M5 (16MP) and the WX150 (18MP) is very well matched but the E-M5 (Four Thirds) and WX150 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-M5 was released 3 months later than the WX150 so they are both of a similar generation. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-M5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX150 being a Compact camera.

Before we go into a in-depth comparison, here is a concise summary of how the E-M5 matches up against the WX150 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus OM-D E-M5 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M5 Gallery and Sony WX150 Gallery.

If you are looking to carry your camera often, you should think about its weight and size. The Olympus E-M5 has got outside dimensions of 122mm x 89mm x 43mm (4.8" x 3.5" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 425 grams (0.94 lbs) and the Sony WX150 has specifications of 95mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

See the Olympus E-M5 versus Sony WX150 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have attached at that moment. Here is a front view scale comparison of the E-M5 compared to the WX150.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the E-M5 and WX150 is 81 and 95 respectively.

Often, its hard to visualise the difference between sensor sizing simply by looking at technical specs. The visual here may provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M5 and WX150.

As you can tell, both of those cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-M5 due to its larger sensor will make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony WX150 will give extra detail as a result of its extra 2MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos a bit more aggressively.