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Olympus E-5 vs Olympus E-M10 II

Portability
58
Imaging
48
Features
76
Overall
59
Olympus E-5 front
 
Olympus OM-D E-M10 II front
Portability
82
Imaging
54
Features
77
Overall
63

Olympus E-5 vs Olympus E-M10 II Key Specs

Olympus E-5
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Fully Articulated Display
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • Sensor based Image Stabilization
  • 1/8000s Max Shutter
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 800g - 143 x 117 x 75mm
  • Introduced February 2011
  • Old Model is Olympus E-3
Olympus E-M10 II
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 200 - 25600
  • Sensor based 5-axis Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 390g - 120 x 83 x 47mm
  • Revealed August 2015
  • Earlier Model is Olympus E-M10
  • Renewed by Olympus E-M10 III
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Olympus E-5 vs Olympus E-M10 II Overview

Lets look more closely at the Olympus E-5 and Olympus E-M10 II, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and they are both manufactured by Olympus. There exists a sizeable gap between the resolutions of the E-5 (12MP) and E-M10 II (16MP) but both cameras posses the same sensor measurements (Four Thirds).

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The E-5 was released 5 years prior to the E-M10 II and that is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-5 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus E-M10 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a brief summary of how the E-5 scores versus the E-M10 II with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Olympus E-5 over the Olympus E-M10 II

 E-5 E-M10 II 
Screen typeFully ArticulatedTiltingFully Articulating screen
Selfie screen Take selfies

Reasons to pick Olympus E-M10 II over the Olympus E-5

 E-M10 II E-5 
RevealedAugust 2015February 2011More recent by 55 months
Screen resolution1040k920kCrisper screen (+120k dot)
Touch screen Quickly navigate

Common features in the Olympus E-5 and Olympus E-M10 II

 E-5 E-M10 II 
Manual focus Very precise focusing
Screen dimensions3"3"Equal screen measurements

Olympus E-5 vs Olympus E-M10 II Physical Comparison

For anyone who is looking to lug around your camera often, you need to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-5 enjoys outside measurements of 143mm x 117mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.6" x 3.0") along with a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs) and the Olympus E-M10 II has measurements of 120mm x 83mm x 47mm (4.7" x 3.3" x 1.9") and a weight of 390 grams (0.86 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus E-5 and Olympus E-M10 II in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are working with during that time. The following is a front view scale comparison of the E-5 versus the E-M10 II.

Olympus E-5 vs Olympus E-M10 II size comparison

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-5 and E-M10 II is 58 and 82 respectively.

Olympus E-5 vs Olympus E-M10 II top view buttons comparison

Olympus E-5 vs Olympus E-M10 II Sensor Comparison

Quite often, it's difficult to picture the difference between sensor measurements merely by checking specifications. The graphic below may give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-5 and E-M10 II.

Plainly, both of those cameras provide the same sensor dimensions albeit different resolution. You should expect the Olympus E-M10 II to give extra detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs more aggressively. The older E-5 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.

Olympus E-5 vs Olympus E-M10 II sensor size comparison

Olympus E-5 vs Olympus E-M10 II Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus E-5 vs Olympus E-M10 II Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus E-5 Portrait photography highlights
Olympus E-M10 II Portrait photography highlights
60
manual focus
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
supports face detect focus
supports RAW formats
sensor resolution low (12 megapixels)
72
you can focus manually
good resolution (16 megapixels)
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
supports face detect focusing
exports RAW files
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Street Comparison

Olympus E-5 Street photography features
Olympus E-M10 II Street photography features
71
fully articulated screen
built in image stabilization (Sensor based)
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
supports RAW formats
environment sealing
83
has a tilting screen
built in image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
exports RAW files
features touch focus
great high ISO (25,600)
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Olympus E-5
Sports photography with Olympus E-M10 II
59
maximum shutter speed is high (1/8,000s)
built in image stabilization (Sensor based)
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
environment sealing
comes with phase detect auto focus
max fps very slow (5.0 frames/s)
sensor resolution low (12 megapixels)
67
built in image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
good resolution (16 megapixels)
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
supports tracking focus
lacks phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Olympus E-5
Travel photography with Olympus E-M10 II
56
environment sealing
flash built-in
screen is selfie friendly
does not have Timelapse mode
sensor resolution low (12 megapixels)
73
features touch focus
good resolution (16 megapixels)
built-in flash
doesn't have a selfie friendly display
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus E-5 Landscape photography info
Olympus E-M10 II Landscape photography info
65
manual focus
change lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
nice screen size (3 inches)
built in image stabilization (Sensor based)
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
supports RAW formats
environment sealing
has double storage slots
sensor resolution low (12MP)
does not have Timelapse mode
79
you can focus manually
interchangeable lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
pretty good screen size (3 inch)
built in image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
good resolution (16 megapixels)
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
great high ISO (25,600)
exports RAW files
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Olympus E-5
Vlogging with Olympus E-M10 II
64
screen is selfie friendly
built in image stabilization (Sensor based)
supports face detect focus
does have microphone port
low res video (1280 x 720 resolution)
35
touchscreen
built in image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
supports face detect focusing
video res high (1920 x 1080 pixels)
doesn't have a selfie friendly display
missing mic support
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Olympus E-5 vs Olympus E-M10 II Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus E-5 and Olympus E-M10 II
 Olympus E-5Olympus OM-D E-M10 II
General Information
Manufacturer Olympus Olympus
Model Olympus E-5 Olympus OM-D E-M10 II
Type Advanced DSLR Entry-Level Mirrorless
Introduced 2011-02-03 2015-08-25
Physical type Mid-size SLR SLR-style mirrorless
Sensor Information
Processor TruePic V+ TruePic VII
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size Four Thirds Four Thirds
Sensor dimensions 17.3 x 13mm 17.3 x 13mm
Sensor area 224.9mm² 224.9mm²
Sensor resolution 12MP 16MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Full resolution 4032 x 3024 4608 x 3456
Max native ISO 6400 25600
Min native ISO 100 200
RAW data
Min boosted ISO - 100
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Autofocus touch
Autofocus continuous
Single autofocus
Tracking autofocus
Autofocus selectice
Center weighted autofocus
Multi area autofocus
Live view autofocus
Face detect autofocus
Contract detect autofocus
Phase detect autofocus
Number of focus points 11 81
Cross focus points 11 -
Lens
Lens mounting type Micro Four Thirds Micro Four Thirds
Available lenses 45 107
Focal length multiplier 2.1 2.1
Screen
Type of display Fully Articulated Tilting
Display diagonal 3" 3"
Display resolution 920 thousand dots 1,040 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Display technology HyperCrystal transmissive LCD -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Optical (pentaprism) Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,360 thousand dots
Viewfinder coverage 100% 100%
Viewfinder magnification 0.58x 0.62x
Features
Lowest shutter speed 60 secs 60 secs
Highest shutter speed 1/8000 secs 1/4000 secs
Continuous shooting rate 5.0fps 8.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Custom white balance
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash range 18.00 m (at ISO 200) 5.80 m (ISO 100)
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, Fill-in Auto, redeye reduction, fill flash, flash off, 1st-curtain slow sync w/redeye, 1st-curtain slow sync, 2nd-curtain slow sync, manual
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Highest flash synchronize 1/250 secs -
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) 1920 x 1080 (60p/30p/24p), 1280 x 720 (60p/30p/24p), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Max video resolution 1280x720 1920x1080
Video data format Motion JPEG H.264, Motion JPEG
Mic support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 800 grams (1.76 pounds) 390 grams (0.86 pounds)
Physical dimensions 143 x 117 x 75mm (5.6" x 4.6" x 3.0") 120 x 83 x 47mm (4.7" x 3.3" x 1.9")
DXO scores
DXO All around score 56 73
DXO Color Depth score 21.6 23.1
DXO Dynamic range score 10.5 12.5
DXO Low light score 519 842
Other
Battery life 870 images 320 images
Battery style Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model BLM-5 BLS-50
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (12 sec., 2 sec, custom)
Time lapse feature
Storage type Compact Flash (Type I or II)/SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC
Card slots Dual One
Retail price $1,700 $499