Olympus E-P5 vs Sony S950

Let's look much closer at the Olympus E-P5 versus Sony S950, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-P5 (16MP) and S950 (10MP) and the E-P5 (Four Thirds) and S950 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-P5 was unveiled 4 years after the S950 which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-P5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony S950 being a Compact camera.

Before diving through a in-depth comparison, below is a short summation of how the E-P5 matches up vs the S950 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN E-P5 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S950. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-P5 Gallery & Sony S950 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to carry around your camera, you should take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-P5 offers external measurements of 122mm x 69mm x 37mm (4.8" x 2.7" x 1.5") having a weight of 420 grams (0.93 lbs) and the Sony S950 has measurements of 93mm x 56mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are working with during that time. Underneath is the front view measurement comparison of the E-P5 and the S950.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-P5 and S950 is 85 and 94 respectively.

Typically, it's tough to see the gap in sensor sizes simply by looking through technical specs. The image below might provide you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-P5 and S950.

As you have seen, both of those cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-P5 with its bigger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Olympus E-P5 will result in greater detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The newer E-P5 is going to have a benefit with regard to sensor technology.