Olympus E-PL5 vs Sony WX220

Its time to take a closer look at the Olympus E-PL5 versus Sony WX220, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Ultracompact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the E-PL5 (16MP) and the WX220 (18MP) is very similar but the E-PL5 (Four Thirds) and WX220 (1/2.3") come with different sensor measurements.

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The E-PL5 was manufactured 17 months prior to the WX220 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-PL5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX220 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight into a full comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the E-PL5 grades vs the WX220 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus PEN E-PL5 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX220. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-PL5 Gallery & Sony WX220 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry your camera, you'll need to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus E-PL5 offers physical dimensions of 111mm x 64mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.5") along with a weight of 325 grams (0.72 lbs) and the Sony WX220 has sizing of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") having a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-PL5 versus Sony WX220 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have at the time. Below is the front view sizing comparison of the E-PL5 vs the WX220.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL5 and WX220 is 88 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to imagine the difference between sensor sizing purely by going over specifications. The photograph below will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-PL5 and WX220.

Plainly, each of the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-PL5 featuring a larger sensor is going to make achieving bokeh simpler and the Sony WX220 will offer you more detail due to its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older E-PL5 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.