Canon R100 vs Olympus E-P5

Lets look much closer at the Canon R100 versus Olympus E-P5, both Entry-Level Mirrorless cameras by rivals Canon and Olympus. There is a large difference among the resolutions of the R100 (24MP) and E-P5 (16MP) and the R100 (APS-C) and E-P5 (Four Thirds) possess different sensor dimensions.

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The R100 was unveiled 9 years after the E-P5 which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Canon R100 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus E-P5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving through a thorough comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the R100 scores versus the E-P5 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon EOS R100 & Olympus PEN E-P5. The full galleries are viewable at Canon R100 Gallery & Olympus E-P5 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to carry around your camera often, you are going to need to consider its weight and volume. The Canon R100 provides external dimensions of 116mm x 86mm x 69mm (4.6" x 3.4" x 2.7") and a weight of 356 grams (0.78 lbs) whilst the Olympus E-P5 has sizing of 122mm x 69mm x 37mm (4.8" x 2.7" x 1.5") with a weight of 420 grams (0.93 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Below is the front view measurement comparison of the R100 compared to the E-P5.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the R100 and E-P5 is 76 and 85 respectively.

Generally, its tough to imagine the difference in sensor sizes purely by going through specs. The pic here should provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the R100 and E-P5.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The R100 with its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field less difficult and the Canon R100 will produce greater detail having an extra 8MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The younger R100 should have an edge with regard to sensor tech.