Nikon Z5 vs Olympus E-5

Let's take a closer look at the Nikon Z5 and Olympus E-5, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Nikon and Olympus. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the Z5 (24MP) and E-5 (12MP) and the Z5 (Full frame) and E-5 (Four Thirds) have totally different sensor dimensions.

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The Z5 was revealed 9 years later than the E-5 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Nikon Z5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus E-5 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving into a detailed comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the Z5 grades versus the E-5 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Nikon Z5 & Olympus E-5. The full galleries are available at Nikon Z5 Gallery & Olympus E-5 Gallery.

If you're intending to lug around your camera often, you will have to take into account its weight and size. The Nikon Z5 offers exterior measurements of 134mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.3" x 4.0" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 675 grams (1.49 lbs) and the Olympus E-5 has specifications of 143mm x 117mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.6" x 3.0") having a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have chosen during that time. The following is a front view scale comparison of the Z5 vs the E-5.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the Z5 and E-5 is 62 and 58 respectively.

More often than not, it is very difficult to see the contrast between sensor measurements just by reading through technical specs. The visual below might offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the Z5 and E-5.

As you have seen, both cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The Z5 using its bigger sensor will make shooting shallower DOF simpler and the Nikon Z5 will resolve more detail because of its extra 12MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop shots a bit more aggressively. The newer Z5 is going to have an edge when it comes to sensor technology.