Nikon Z5 vs Olympus E-P3

The following is a comprehensive assessment of the Nikon Z5 vs Olympus E-P3, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by rivals Nikon and Olympus. There exists a big gap among the image resolutions of the Z5 (24MP) and E-P3 (12MP) and the Z5 (Full frame) and E-P3 (Four Thirds) feature different sensor sizing.

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The Z5 was announced 9 years after the E-P3 which is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Nikon Z5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus E-P3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the Z5 scores versus the E-P3 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Nikon Z5 and Olympus PEN E-P3. The whole galleries are available at Nikon Z5 Gallery and Olympus E-P3 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to travel with your camera often, you will need to think about its weight and volume. The Nikon Z5 has external dimensions of 134mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.3" x 4.0" x 2.8") with a weight of 675 grams (1.49 lbs) while the Olympus E-P3 has sizing of 122mm x 69mm x 34mm (4.8" x 2.7" x 1.3") having a weight of 369 grams (0.81 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are working with at that time. Following is the front view size comparison of the Z5 vs the E-P3.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Z5 and E-P3 is 62 and 86 respectively.

Normally, its hard to picture the contrast in sensor dimensions only by viewing specs. The image below will help provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the Z5 and E-P3.

All in all, both of these cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The Z5 using its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Nikon Z5 will provide you with more detail with its extra 12 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The more modern Z5 provides an edge when it comes to sensor innovation.