Canon M6 vs Olympus E-P5

Its time to take a deeper look at the Canon M6 vs Olympus E-P5, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by brands Canon and Olympus. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the M6 (24MP) and E-P5 (16MP) and the M6 (APS-C) and E-P5 (Four Thirds) use different sensor size.

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The M6 was revealed 3 years later than the E-P5 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer the identical body type (Rangefinder-style mirrorless).

Before getting straight into a detailed comparison, below is a short view of how the M6 scores versus the E-P5 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon EOS M6 & Olympus PEN E-P5. The full galleries are viewable at Canon M6 Gallery & Olympus E-P5 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera, you will need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Canon M6 offers physical dimensions of 112mm x 68mm x 45mm (4.4" x 2.7" x 1.8") along with a weight of 390 grams (0.86 lbs) while the Olympus E-P5 has dimensions of 122mm x 69mm x 37mm (4.8" x 2.7" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 420 grams (0.93 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you choose at the time. Underneath is the front view overall size comparison of the M6 and the E-P5.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the M6 and E-P5 is 84 and 85 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to picture the gap between sensor measurements simply by looking at specifications. The visual underneath might offer you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the M6 and E-P5.

To sum up, the two cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The M6 using its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Canon M6 will give you extra detail because of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images a little more aggressively. The younger M6 should have an advantage in sensor technology.