OM System OM-5 vs Panasonic G5

Lets look more closely at the OM System OM-5 and Panasonic G5, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a considerable gap between the resolutions of the OM System OM-5 (20MP) and G5 (16MP) but they come with the exact same sensor dimensions (Four Thirds).

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The OM System OM-5 was manufactured 10 years after the G5 which is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with the identical body type (SLR-style mirrorless).

Before diving in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the OM System OM-5 matches up vs the G5 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for OM System OM-5 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-G5. The entire galleries are provided at OM System OM-5 Gallery & Panasonic G5 Gallery.

When you are going to travel with your camera often, you have to think about its weight and measurements. The OM System OM-5 has got external measurements of 125mm x 85mm x 50mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 2.0") with a weight of 414 grams (0.91 lbs) and the Panasonic G5 has proportions of 120mm x 83mm x 71mm (4.7" x 3.3" x 2.8") along with a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are utilising at the time. The following is the front view measurement comparison of the OM System OM-5 and the G5.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the OM System OM-5 and G5 is 80 and 74 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to envision the gap between sensor dimensions purely by reading through technical specs. The pic underneath might give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the OM System OM-5 and G5.

As you can tell, both of these cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same MP. You can count on the OM System OM-5 to give more detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also help you crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The newer OM System OM-5 is going to have a benefit when it comes to sensor technology.