Fujifilm S5 Pro vs Olympus E-M5

Its time to look much closer at the Fujifilm S5 Pro versus Olympus E-M5, one is a Pro DSLR and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals FujiFilm and Olympus. There is a crucial difference between the image resolutions of the Fujifilm S5 Pro (6MP) and E-M5 (16MP) and the Fujifilm S5 Pro (APS-C) and E-M5 (Four Thirds) feature different sensor sizing.

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The Fujifilm S5 Pro was announced 5 years earlier than the E-M5 which is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Fujifilm S5 Pro being a Large SLR camera and the Olympus E-M5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving straight into a full comparison, below is a concise overview of how the Fujifilm S5 Pro scores versus the E-M5 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro and Olympus OM-D E-M5. The whole galleries are available at Fujifilm S5 Pro Gallery and Olympus E-M5 Gallery.

If you are looking to carry around your camera regularly, you'll have to think about its weight and size. The Fujifilm S5 Pro provides outer measurements of 147mm x 113mm x 74mm (5.8" x 4.4" x 2.9") accompanied by a weight of 920 grams (2.03 lbs) whilst the Olympus E-M5 has specifications of 122mm x 89mm x 43mm (4.8" x 3.5" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 425 grams (0.94 lbs).

See the Fujifilm S5 Pro versus Olympus E-M5 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are utilising at that moment. The following is the front view sizing comparison of the Fujifilm S5 Pro versus the E-M5.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the Fujifilm S5 Pro and E-M5 is 55 and 81 respectively.

Oftentimes, it can be difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor sizes simply by reading through specs. The image below may give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the Fujifilm S5 Pro and E-M5.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The Fujifilm S5 Pro having a larger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field easier and the Olympus E-M5 will give extra detail with its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop photos a little more aggressively. The more aged Fujifilm S5 Pro is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.