Leica Q-P vs Olympus E-PL5

Below is a in-depth overview of the Leica Q-P vs Olympus E-PL5, former being a Large Sensor Compact while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by brands Leica and Olympus. There is a substantial difference among the image resolutions of the Q-P (24MP) and E-PL5 (16MP) and the Q-P (Full frame) and E-PL5 (Four Thirds) provide totally different sensor size.

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The Q-P was revealed 6 years later than the E-PL5 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Leica Q-P being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Olympus E-PL5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting into a thorough comparison, here is a short highlight of how the Q-P matches up versus the E-PL5 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Leica Q-P & Olympus PEN E-PL5. The full galleries are viewable at Leica Q-P Gallery & Olympus E-PL5 Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to think about its weight and volume. The Leica Q-P enjoys external measurements of 130mm x 80mm x 93mm (5.1" x 3.1" x 3.7") with a weight of 640 grams (1.41 lbs) whilst the Olympus E-PL5 has sizing of 111mm x 64mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.5") along with a weight of 325 grams (0.72 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you choose at the time. Below is a front view measurement comparison of the Q-P vs the E-PL5.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the Q-P and E-PL5 is 63 and 88 respectively.

Often, it is tough to envision the gap in sensor measurements only by viewing technical specs. The graphic underneath may provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the Q-P and E-PL5.

As you can tell, both of the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The Q-P having a larger sensor will make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Leica Q-P will result in more detail because of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The more recent Q-P is going to have a benefit when it comes to sensor innovation.