Nikon Z5 vs Olympus E-PL8

Below, we are looking at the Nikon Z5 versus Olympus E-PL8, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Nikon and Olympus. There is a large difference among the image resolutions of the Z5 (24MP) and E-PL8 (16MP) and the Z5 (Full frame) and E-PL8 (Four Thirds) come with totally different sensor measurements.

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The Z5 was revealed 3 years later than the E-PL8 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Nikon Z5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus E-PL8 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving through a full comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the Z5 scores versus the E-PL8 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon Z5 & Olympus PEN E-PL8. The full galleries are available at Nikon Z5 Gallery & Olympus E-PL8 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera often, you'll need to consider its weight and volume. The Nikon Z5 offers exterior dimensions of 134mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.3" x 4.0" x 2.8") and a weight of 675 grams (1.49 lbs) whilst the Olympus E-PL8 has sizing of 115mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.5" x 2.6" x 1.5") along with a weight of 357 grams (0.79 lbs).

Contrast the Nikon Z5 versus Olympus E-PL8 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Following is the front view dimensions comparison of the Z5 and the E-PL8.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the Z5 and E-PL8 is 62 and 86 respectively.

Often, it can be difficult to visualise the difference in sensor measurements only by viewing technical specs. The visual below will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the Z5 and E-PL8.

As you have seen, both of these cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The Z5 having a larger sensor will make shooting shallower DOF simpler and the Nikon Z5 will render more detail because of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images much more aggressively. The younger Z5 will have a benefit when it comes to sensor innovation.