Olympus E-PM2 vs Sony WX5

Let's look a little more closely at the Olympus E-PM2 vs Sony WX5, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the resolutions of the E-PM2 (16MP) and WX5 (12MP) and the E-PM2 (Four Thirds) and WX5 (1/2.3") posses different sensor sizing.

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The E-PM2 was released 2 years later than the WX5 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-PM2 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX5 being a Compact camera.

Before delving into a in-depth comparison, here is a quick overview of how the E-PM2 scores against the WX5 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-PM2 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX5. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-PM2 Gallery & Sony WX5 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to carry your camera regularly, you will want to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-PM2 enjoys physical measurements of 110mm x 64mm x 34mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.3") with a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs) while the Sony WX5 has dimensions of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") and a weight of 146 grams (0.32 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you use during that time. Here is a front view sizing comparison of the E-PM2 versus the WX5.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-PM2 and WX5 is 89 and 95 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to picture the contrast between sensor sizing simply by checking specs. The photograph below should offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the E-PM2 and WX5.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-PM2 due to its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Olympus E-PM2 will give you extra detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop pics a bit more aggressively. The newer E-PM2 provides an advantage in sensor technology.