Olympus E-5 vs Olympus TG-5

Let's look a bit more in depth at the Olympus E-5 vs Olympus TG-5, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Waterproof and both are manufactured by Olympus. The resolution of the E-5 (12MP) and the TG-5 (12MP) is pretty close but the E-5 (Four Thirds) and TG-5 (1/2.3") provide different sensor size.

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The E-5 was introduced 7 years before the TG-5 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-5 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus TG-5 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a short view of how the E-5 scores versus the TG-5 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-5 & Olympus Tough TG-5. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus E-5 Gallery & Olympus TG-5 Gallery.

When you are intending to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor in its weight and size. The Olympus E-5 features physical dimensions of 143mm x 117mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.6" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs) whilst the Olympus TG-5 has specifications of 113mm x 66mm x 32mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.3") with a weight of 250 grams (0.55 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have attached at that moment. Here is a front view overall size comparison of the E-5 versus the TG-5.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-5 and TG-5 is 58 and 90 respectively.

Quite often, it is tough to imagine the gap in sensor measurements just by looking through a spec sheet. The graphic underneath may provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-5 and TG-5.

Clearly, each of the cameras come with the identical megapixel count albeit different sensor measurements. The E-5 contains the bigger sensor which should make getting shallow depth of field simpler. The older E-5 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.