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Canon R5 C vs Olympus E-M5 II

Portability
57 Imaging
81 Features
89 Overall
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Canon EOS R5 C front
 
Olympus OM-D E-M5 II front
Portability
80 Imaging
53 Features
84 Overall
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Canon R5 C vs Olympus E-M5 II Key Specs

Canon R5 C
(Full Review)
  • 45MP - Full frame Sensor
  • 3.20" Fully Articulated Display
  • ISO 100 - 51200 (Bump to 102400)
  • 1/8000s Maximum Shutter
  • 8192 x 4320 video
  • Canon RF Mount
  • 770g - 142 x 101 x 111mm
  • Introduced January 2022
Olympus E-M5 II
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Fully Articulated Display
  • ISO 200 - 25600
  • Sensor based 5-axis Image Stabilization
  • 1/8000s Maximum Shutter
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 469g - 124 x 85 x 45mm
  • Announced February 2015
  • Replaced the Olympus E-M5
  • Newer Model is Olympus E-M5 III
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Canon R5 C vs Olympus E-M5 II Overview

Let's look more closely at the Canon R5 C versus Olympus E-M5 II, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Canon and Olympus. There is a noticeable difference between the sensor resolutions of the R5 C (45MP) and E-M5 II (16MP) and the R5 C (Full frame) and E-M5 II (Four Thirds) boast totally different sensor size.

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The R5 C was introduced 7 years later than the E-M5 II and that is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have the same body design (SLR-style mirrorless).

Before going right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a short summation of how the R5 C matches up vs the E-M5 II with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Canon R5 C over the Olympus E-M5 II

          

          

            
 R5 C E-M5 II 
AnnouncedJanuary 2022February 2015Fresher by 85 months
Display dimensions3.20"3"Larger display (+0.2")
Display resolution2100k1037kSharper display (+1063k dot)
          

        


        

          

            
Reasons to pick Olympus E-M5 II over the Canon R5 C

          

          

            
 E-M5 II R5 C 
          

        


        

          

            
Common features in the Canon R5 C and Olympus E-M5 II

          

          

            
 R5 C E-M5 II 
Manually focus  More precise focus
Display typeFully ArticulatedFully ArticulatedFully Articulated display
Selfie screen  Both are selfie friendly
Touch display  Easily navigate
          

        

        

	
	
	
	

        

          

            
Canon R5 C vs Olympus E-M5 II Physical Comparison

          

          

            
For anybody who is planning to carry your camera often, you are going to need to consider its weight and proportions. The Canon R5 C has got external measurements of 142mm x 101mm x 111mm (5.6" x 4.0" x 4.4") and a weight of 770 grams (1.70 lbs) while the Olympus E-M5 II has measurements of 124mm x 85mm x 45mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 1.8") along with a weight of 469 grams (1.03 lbs).
Take a look at the Canon R5 C versus Olympus E-M5 II in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses
Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are using at the time. The following is a front view physical size comparison of the R5 C versus the E-M5 II.
Canon R5 C vs Olympus E-M5 II size comparison
Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the R5 C and E-M5 II is 57 and 80 respectively.
Canon R5 C vs Olympus E-M5 II top view buttons comparison          

        


        

          

            
Canon R5 C vs Olympus E-M5 II Sensor Comparison

          

          

            
In many cases, it's difficult to visualise the gap between sensor sizing merely by checking technical specs. The photograph below might provide you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the R5 C and E-M5 II.
As you have seen, both of these cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The R5 C with its larger sensor will make getting shallower DOF easier and the Canon R5 C will resolve extra detail using its extra 29 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop pics more aggressively. The newer R5 C is going to have an edge in sensor tech.

            Canon R5 C vs Olympus E-M5 II sensor size comparison
          

        


        

          

            
Canon R5 C vs Olympus E-M5 II Screen and ViewFinder

          

          

                      

          Canon R5 C vs Olympus E-M5 II Screen and Viewfinder comparison        


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Photography Type Scores

          

        

        
Portrait Comparison
Canon R5 C Portrait photography features
Olympus E-M5 II Portrait photography features
88
 focusing manually
 MP count great (45 megapixels)
 great sensor size (Full frame)
 provides face detection autofocus
 exports RAW files
71
 focusing manually
 good megapixels (16MP)
 nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
 features face detection autofocus
 exports RAW files
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Street Comparison
Canon R5 C Street photography information
Olympus E-M5 II Street photography information
72
 screen can move to multiple angles
 great sensor size (Full frame)
 exports RAW files
 features touch to focus
 environment sealing
 great ISO range (51,200)
 does not have image stabilization
82
 screen articulates fully
 built in image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
 nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
 exports RAW files
 includes focus by touch
 weather sealing
 great ISO range (25,600)
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Sports Comparison
Canon R5 C Sports photography details
Olympus E-M5 II Sports photography details
79
 high shutter speed (1/8,000s)
 quiet shooting (1/8,000s)
 MP count great (45 megapixels)
 great sensor size (Full frame)
 provides tracking autofocus
 environment sealing
 supports phase detect autofocus
 does not have image stabilization
 bad battery power (320 CIPA)
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 max shutter speed is good (1/8,000s)
 quiet mode (1/16,000s)
 built in image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
 good megapixels (16 megapixels)
 nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
 features tracking autofocus
 weather sealing
 terrible battery power (310 CIPA)
 lack of phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison
Canon R5 C Travel photography factors
Olympus E-M5 II Travel photography factors
72
 environment sealing
 supports bluetooth
 features touch to focus
 MP count great (45 megapixels)
 screen is selfie friendly
 bad battery power (320 CIPA)
74
 weather sealing
 includes focus by touch
 good megapixels (16MP)
 selfie friendly display
 terrible battery power (310 per charge)
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Landscape Comparison
Landscape photography with Canon R5 C
Landscape photography with Olympus E-M5 II
79
 focusing manually
 interchangeable lenses (Canon RF mount)
 screen is a good size (3.20")
 MP count great (45 megapixels)
 great sensor size (Full frame)
 great ISO range (51,200)
 exports RAW files
 environment sealing
 2 card slots
 does not have image stabilization
 bad battery power (320 shots)
74
 focusing manually
 interchangeable lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
 screen size is good (3 inch)
 built in image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
 good megapixels (16MP)
 nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
 great ISO range (25,600)
 exports RAW files
 weather sealing
 terrible battery power (310 per charge)
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Vlogging Comparison
Canon R5 C Vlogging factors
Olympus E-M5 II Vlogging factors
72
 screen is selfie friendly
 screen is touchscreen
 provides face detection autofocus
 video resolution high (8192 x 4320 resolution)
 comes with external mic support
 does not have image stabilization
82
 selfie friendly display
 touchscreen
 built in image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
 features face detection autofocus
 video resolution high (1920 x 1080 pxls)
 has external microphone support
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Canon R5 C vs Olympus E-M5 II Specifications

          

          

                      


          

            Detailed spec comparison table for Canon R5 C and Olympus E-M5 II
 Canon EOS R5 COlympus OM-D E-M5 II
General Information
Company Canon Olympus
Model Canon EOS R5 C Olympus OM-D E-M5 II
Type Pro Mirrorless Advanced Mirrorless
Introduced 2022-01-19 2015-02-06
Physical type SLR-style mirrorless SLR-style mirrorless
Sensor Information
Chip - TruePic VII
Sensor type CMOS MOS
Sensor size Full frame Four Thirds
Sensor measurements 36 x 24mm 17.3 x 13mm
Sensor surface area 864.0mm² 224.9mm²
Sensor resolution 45 megapixels 16 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter    
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and  16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and  16:9
Maximum resolution 8192 x 5464 4608 x 3456
Maximum native ISO 51200 25600
Maximum boosted ISO 102400 -
Minimum native ISO 100 200
RAW pictures    
Minimum boosted ISO 50 100
Autofocusing
Focus manually    
Touch to focus    
Continuous AF    
AF single    
Tracking AF    
AF selectice    
AF center weighted    
AF multi area    
Live view AF    
Face detect AF    
Contract detect AF    
Phase detect AF    
Number of focus points 1053 81
Lens
Lens mounting type Canon RF Micro Four Thirds
Amount of lenses 30 107
Crop factor 1 2.1
Screen
Type of display Fully Articulated Fully Articulated
Display size 3.20 inches 3 inches
Resolution of display 2,100k dots 1,037k dots
Selfie friendly    
Liveview    
Touch screen    
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Electronic Electronic
Viewfinder resolution 5,760k dots 2,360k dots
Viewfinder coverage 100 percent 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification 0.76x 0.74x
Features
Lowest shutter speed 30 secs 60 secs
Highest shutter speed 1/8000 secs 1/8000 secs
Highest quiet shutter speed 1/8000 secs 1/16000 secs
Continuous shooting rate 12.0 frames/s 10.0 frames/s
Shutter priority    
Aperture priority    
Expose Manually    
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Set WB    
Image stabilization    
Built-in flash    
Flash range no built-in flash no built-in flash
Flash settings no built-in flash Auto, redeye, fill, off, redeye slow sync, slow sync, 2nd-curtain slow sync, manual
External flash    
Auto exposure bracketing    
White balance bracketing    
Highest flash synchronize - 1/250 secs
Exposure
Multisegment metering    
Average metering    
Spot metering    
Partial metering    
AF area metering    
Center weighted metering    
Video features
Supported video resolutions 8192 x 4320 @ 30p / 540 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM8192 x 4320 @ 24p / 540 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM8192 x 4320 @ 23.98p / 540 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM8192 x 4320 @ 30p / 400 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM8192 x 4320 @ 24p / 400 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM8192 x 4320 @ 23.98p / 400 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM7680 x 4320 @ 30p / 540 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM7680 x 4320 @ 24p / 540 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM7680 x 4320 @ 23.98p / 540 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM7680 x 4320 @ 30p / 400 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM7680 x 4320 @ 24p / 400 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM7680 x 4320 @ 23.98p / 400 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 60p / 810 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 60p / 260 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 30p / 410 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 24p / 410 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 410 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 30p / 160 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 24p / 160 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 160 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 60p / 810 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 60p / 260 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 410 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 24p / 410 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 410 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 160 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 24p / 160 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 160 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 60p / 225 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 60p / 170 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 60p / 150 Mbps, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 30p / 135 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 24p / 135 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 135 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 30p / 100 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 24p / 100 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 100 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 30p / 150 Mbps, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 24p / 150 Mbps, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 150 Mbps, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 60p / 225 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 60p / 170 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 60p / 150 Mbps, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 135 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 24p / 135 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 135 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 100 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 24p / 100 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 100 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 150 Mbps, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 24p / 150 Mbps, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 150 Mbps, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 (60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p), 1280 x 720 (60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p), 640 x 480 (30p)
Maximum video resolution 8192x4320 1920x1080
Video data format MPEG-4, XF-AVC, H.264, H.265 MPEG-4, H.264, Motion JPEG
Microphone support    
Headphone support    
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In Built-In
Bluetooth    
NFC    
HDMI    
USB USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing    
Water proof    
Dust proof    
Shock proof    
Crush proof    
Freeze proof    
Weight 770 grams (1.70 pounds) 469 grams (1.03 pounds)
Physical dimensions 142 x 101 x 111mm (5.6" x 4.0" x 4.4") 124 x 85 x 45mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 1.8")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested 73
DXO Color Depth score not tested 23.0
DXO Dynamic range score not tested 12.4
DXO Low light score not tested 896
Other
Battery life 320 pictures 310 pictures
Form of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model LP-E6NH BLN-1
Self timer Yes Yes (2 or 10 secs, custom)
Time lapse feature    
Storage type CFexpress B and SD (UHS-II) slots SD/SDHC/SDXC
Card slots Two Single
Retail pricing $4,499 $699