Olympus E-P5 vs Sony WX500

Let's examine more closely at the Olympus E-P5 versus Sony WX500, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the E-P5 (16MP) and the WX500 (18MP) is very similar but the E-P5 (Four Thirds) and WX500 (1/2.3") possess different sensor dimensions.

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The E-P5 was released 18 months prior to the WX500 making the cameras a generation away from each other. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-P5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX500 being a Compact camera.

Before diving through a complete comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the E-P5 scores versus the WX500 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus PEN E-P5 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX500. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-P5 Gallery & Sony WX500 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to travel with your camera frequently, you'll need to factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-P5 comes with outer dimensions of 122mm x 69mm x 37mm (4.8" x 2.7" x 1.5") along with a weight of 420 grams (0.93 lbs) whilst the Sony WX500 has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") having a weight of 236 grams (0.52 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus E-P5 versus Sony WX500 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are using at that time. Underneath is the front view overall size comparison of the E-P5 vs the WX500.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the E-P5 and WX500 is 85 and 91 respectively.

In many cases, it is hard to imagine the difference between sensor dimensions only by reading specs. The picture below should give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-P5 and WX500.

All in all, both of the cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-P5 featuring a larger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony WX500 will offer you extra detail as a result of its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop photos a little more aggressively. The more aged E-P5 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.