Olympus E-5 vs Olympus E-M10 II

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.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-5 and Olympus OM-D E-M10 II. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-5 Gallery and Olympus E-M10 II Gallery.

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).

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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.

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

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.