Olympus E-P5 vs Sony FX30

Its time to look more in depth at the Olympus E-P5 versus Sony FX30, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the resolutions of the E-P5 (16MP) and FX30 (26MP) and the E-P5 (Four Thirds) and FX30 (APS-C) provide different sensor measurements.

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The E-P5 was manufactured 10 years prior to the FX30 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras feature the same body design (Rangefinder-style mirrorless).

Before delving into a thorough comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the E-P5 scores versus the FX30 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN E-P5 & Sony FX30. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-P5 Gallery & Sony FX30 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera often, you have to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus E-P5 offers outside measurements of 122mm x 69mm x 37mm (4.8" x 2.7" x 1.5") with a weight of 420 grams (0.93 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).

Take a look at the Olympus E-P5 versus Sony FX30 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have during that time. The following is a front view physical size comparison of the E-P5 vs the FX30.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-P5 and FX30 is 85 and 64 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to picture the difference in sensor measurements just by viewing specs. The visual here should give you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the E-P5 and FX30.

All in all, both of the cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-P5 due to its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field trickier and the Sony FX30 will render more detail due to its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also help you crop photographs way more aggressively. The older E-P5 will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.