Olympus FE-45 vs Panasonic GH5S

Here is a in depth overview of the Olympus FE-45 and Panasonic GH5S, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Pro Mirrorless by rivals Olympus and Panasonic. The sensor resolution of the FE-45 (10MP) and the GH5S (10MP) is fairly comparable but the FE-45 (1/2.3") and GH5S (Four Thirds) use totally different sensor measurements.

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The FE-45 was announced 10 years before the GH5S and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-45 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic GH5S being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before going in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the FE-45 grades vs the GH5S in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus FE-45 & Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5S. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus FE-45 Gallery & Panasonic GH5S Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to carry your camera regularly, you should think about its weight and size. The Olympus FE-45 comes with external dimensions of 94mm x 62mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") having a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs) and the Panasonic GH5S has specifications of 139mm x 98mm x 87mm (5.5" x 3.9" x 3.4") having a weight of 660 grams (1.46 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are utilising at that time. Following is the front view size comparison of the FE-45 versus the GH5S.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the FE-45 and GH5S is 95 and 62 respectively.

Often, it's hard to visualise the gap in sensor sizing purely by checking out specs. The visual underneath will help give you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the FE-45 and GH5S.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras posses the exact same MP but not the same sensor sizing. The FE-45 uses the smaller sensor which is going to make getting shallow DOF trickier. The older FE-45 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.