Olympus E-M5 vs Sony FX30

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Olympus E-M5 and Sony FX30, both Advanced Mirrorless digital cameras by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the E-M5 (16MP) and FX30 (26MP) and the E-M5 (Four Thirds) and FX30 (APS-C) come with different sensor dimensions.

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The E-M5 was unveiled 11 years prior to the FX30 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-M5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony FX30 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting through a in-depth comparison, below is a simple synopsis of how the E-M5 grades vs the FX30 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus OM-D E-M5 & Sony FX30. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-M5 Gallery & Sony FX30 Gallery.

If you are planning to lug around your camera frequently, you are going to need to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus E-M5 offers outside measurements of 122mm x 89mm x 43mm (4.8" x 3.5" x 1.7") with a weight of 425 grams (0.94 lbs) whilst the Sony FX30 has sizing of 130mm x 78mm x 85mm (5.1" x 3.1" x 3.3") having a weight of 646 grams (1.42 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you use at that time. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the E-M5 against the FX30.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-M5 and FX30 is 81 and 64 respectively.

Sometimes, it's hard to imagine the difference between sensor measurements only by looking at a spec sheet. The graphic below might give you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-M5 and FX30.

Clearly, both of those cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-M5 using its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field harder and the Sony FX30 will resolve extra detail having an extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop shots far more aggressively. The older E-M5 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.