Olympus E-P5 vs Sony RX100 III

Lets take a closer look at the Olympus E-P5 vs Sony RX100 III, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the E-P5 (16MP) and the RX100 III (20MP) is fairly comparable but the E-P5 (Four Thirds) and RX100 III (1") possess totally different sensor size.

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The E-P5 was brought out 7 months earlier than the RX100 III which means that they are both of a similar age. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-P5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX100 III being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a complete comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the E-P5 grades vs the RX100 III with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-P5 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-P5 Gallery & Sony RX100 III Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to lug around your camera regularly, you will have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-P5 features outside dimensions of 122mm x 69mm x 37mm (4.8" x 2.7" x 1.5") with a weight of 420 grams (0.93 lbs) while the Sony RX100 III has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") and a weight of 290 grams (0.64 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-P5 vs Sony RX100 III in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you select at that time. Underneath is the front view measurement comparison of the E-P5 compared to the RX100 III.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the E-P5 and RX100 III is 85 and 89 respectively.

Often, it is tough to visualise the gap in sensor measurements purely by going through technical specs. The photograph here will help give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the E-P5 and RX100 III.

As you have seen, each of the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-P5 featuring a larger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Sony RX100 III will show more detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop pics much more aggressively. The older E-P5 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.