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Olympus E-5 Alternatives

The E-5 is ranked #48 out of 92 in Advanced DSLR cameras. Below is a brief recap of the E-5.

12MP Four Thirds 800 grams ISO 6,400
Olympus E-5 front thumbnailportrait60street71sports59travel56landscape65vlogging64
Portability
58
Imaging
48
Features
76
Overall
59
built-in flash
builtin Top LCD screen
comes with face detect autofocus
comes with HDMI port
continuous shooting slow (5.0 fps)
doesn't have headphone port
doesn't have Time Lapse recording
MP count low (12MP)

The following are some of the alternatives to the Olympus E-5 sorted by their overall rank. Feel free to browse through a detailed review of any camera or a comparison to the Olympus E-5 by clicking the links underneath each camera card. You can click on the symbol to look at a visual comparison or follow this link to view them all alongside each other.

#1 Sony A99 II
42MP Full frame 849 grams ISO 25,600
Sony Alpha A99 II front thumbnailportrait86street76sports82travel70landscape82vlogging78
Portability
57
Imaging
77
Features
92
Overall
83
builtin Top LCD screen
comes with face detect autofocus
comes with HDMI port
comes with headphone port
low battery pack (490 CIPA)
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#2 Nikon D780
25MP Full frame 840 grams ISO 51,200
Nikon D780 front thumbnailportrait86street71sports82travel71landscape81vlogging32
Portability
57
Imaging
77
Features
89
Overall
81
better than average battery pack (2,260 CIPA)
built-in touchscreen
builtin Top LCD screen
comes with face detect autofocus
does not contain selfie friendly screen
lack of image stabilization
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#3 Canon 6D MII
26MP Full frame 765 grams ISO 40,000
Canon EOS 6D Mark II front thumbnailportrait85street77sports87travel78landscape85vlogging78
Portability
59
Imaging
75
Features
92
Overall
81
better than average battery pack (1,200 CIPA)
built-in touchscreen
builtin Top LCD screen
comes with face detect autofocus
doesn't have headphone port
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#4 Canon 90D
33MP APS-C 701 grams ISO 25,600
Canon EOS 90D front thumbnailportrait83street72sports80travel78landscape80vlogging71
Portability
60
Imaging
73
Features
93
Overall
81
better than average battery pack (1,300 CIPA)
built-in flash
built-in touchscreen
builtin Top LCD screen
lack of image stabilization
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#5 Nikon D850
46MP Full frame 1015 grams ISO 25,600
Nikon D850 front thumbnailportrait86street66sports82travel65landscape82vlogging30
Portability
54
Imaging
78
Features
87
Overall
81
better than average battery pack (1,840 CIPA)
built-in touchscreen
builtin Top LCD screen
comes with face detect autofocus
does not contain selfie friendly screen
heavier than others (1,015g)
lack of image stabilization
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#6 Pentax K-1 II
36MP Full frame 1010 grams ISO 819,200
Pentax K-1 Mark II front thumbnailportrait86street70sports77travel53landscape82vlogging32
Portability
55
Imaging
78
Features
82
Overall
79
builtin Top LCD screen
comes with face detect autofocus
comes with HDMI port
comes with headphone port
continuous shooting slow (4.4 fps)
does not contain selfie friendly screen
heavier than others (1,010g)
low battery pack (670 CIPA)
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#7 Canon 5D MIV
30MP Full frame 890 grams ISO 25,600
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV front thumbnailportrait85street65sports80travel67landscape80vlogging31
Portability
55
Imaging
76
Features
85
Overall
79
built-in touchscreen
builtin Top LCD screen
comes with face detect autofocus
comes with HDMI port
does not contain selfie friendly screen
lack of image stabilization
no articulating screen
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#8 Pentax K-1
36MP Full frame 1010 grams ISO 204,800
Pentax K-1 front thumbnailportrait85street70sports76travel53landscape81vlogging31
Portability
55
Imaging
76
Features
82
Overall
78
builtin Top LCD screen
comes with face detect autofocus
comes with HDMI port
comes with headphone port
continuous shooting slow (4.4 fps)
does not contain selfie friendly screen
heavier than others (1,010g)
low battery pack (760 CIPA)
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#9 Pentax K-3 III
26MP APS-C 820 grams ISO 1,600,000
Pentax K-3 Mark III front thumbnailportrait83street71sports79travel64landscape80vlogging35
Portability
58
Imaging
72
Features
86
Overall
77
built-in touchscreen
builtin Top LCD screen
comes with face detect autofocus
comes with HDMI port
does not contain selfie friendly screen
low battery pack (800 CIPA)
no articulating screen
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