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Olympus FE-45 vs Panasonic GH5S

Portability
95
Imaging
33
Features
14
Overall
25
Olympus FE-45 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5S front
Portability
62
Imaging
50
Features
82
Overall
62

Olympus FE-45 vs Panasonic GH5S Key Specs

Olympus FE-45
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.5" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 64 - 1600
  • Digital Image Stabilization
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 36-108mm (F3.1-5.9) lens
  • 142g - 94 x 62 x 23mm
  • Launched January 2009
Panasonic GH5S
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3.2" Fully Articulated Display
  • ISO 160 - 51200 (Increase to 204800)
  • No Anti-Alias Filter
  • 1/8000s Maximum Shutter
  • 4096 x 2160 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 660g - 139 x 98 x 87mm
  • Introduced January 2018
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Olympus FE-45 vs Panasonic GH5S Overview

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.

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Reasons to pick Olympus FE-45 over the Panasonic GH5S

 FE-45 GH5S 

Reasons to pick Panasonic GH5S over the Olympus FE-45

 GH5S FE-45 
IntroducedJanuary 2018January 2009Fresher by 109 months
Manually focus Dial accurate focus
Display typeFully ArticulatedFixed Fully Articulating display
Display dimension3.2"2.5"Larger display (+0.7")
Display resolution1620k230kClearer display (+1390k dot)
Selfie screen Easy selfies
Touch friendly display Easily navigate

Common features in the Olympus FE-45 and Panasonic GH5S

 FE-45 GH5S 

Olympus FE-45 vs Panasonic GH5S Physical Comparison

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).

Analyze the Olympus FE-45 and Panasonic GH5S in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

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.

Olympus FE-45 vs Panasonic GH5S size comparison

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

Olympus FE-45 vs Panasonic GH5S top view buttons comparison

Olympus FE-45 vs Panasonic GH5S Sensor Comparison

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.

Olympus FE-45 vs Panasonic GH5S sensor size comparison

Olympus FE-45 vs Panasonic GH5S Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus FE-45 vs Panasonic GH5S Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus FE-45 Portrait photography info
Panasonic GH5S Portrait photography info
19
lack of manual focus
no manual mode
cannot use external flash
MP count low (10MP)
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
no RAW support
62
focusing manually
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
provides face detect focusing
supports RAW files
megapixel count low (10MP)
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Street Comparison

Olympus FE-45 Street photography information
Panasonic GH5S Street photography information
56
built in image stabilization (Digital)
screen is fixed
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
no RAW support
68
screen can move to multiple angles
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
supports RAW files
has focus by touch
weather sealing
good ISO range (51,200)
no image stabilization
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Olympus FE-45
Sports photography with Panasonic GH5S
26
built in image stabilization (Digital)
lack of shutter priority mode
MP count low (10 megapixels)
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
no phase detect AF
56
maximum shutter speed is high (1/8,000 seconds)
silent shutter (1/16,000 seconds)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
provides tracking focus
weather sealing
no image stabilization
megapixel count low (10MP)
no phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Olympus FE-45 as a Travel photography camera
Panasonic GH5S as a Travel photography camera
51
flash built-in
no Time Lapse recording
MP count low (10 megapixels)
display isn't selfie friendly
wide angle not great (36mm)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.1)
61
weather sealing
supports bluetooth
has focus by touch
screen is selfie friendly
no Time Lapse mode
megapixel count low (10MP)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus FE-45 as a Landscape photography camera
Panasonic GH5S as a Landscape photography camera
27
built in image stabilization (Digital)
lack of manual focus
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
wide angle not great (36mm)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.1)
screen is small (2.5 inch)
no manual mode
MP count low (10MP)
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
no RAW support
no Time Lapse recording
63
focusing manually
swap lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
nice screen size (3.2 inches)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
no anti aliasing filter
good ISO range (51,200)
supports RAW files
weather sealing
has dual storage slots
no image stabilization
megapixel count low (10MP)
no Time Lapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Olympus FE-45
Vlogging with Panasonic GH5S
25
built in image stabilization (Digital)
wide angle not great (36mm)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.1)
display isn't selfie friendly
low quality video (640 x 480 resolution)
no mic jack
68
screen is selfie friendly
has touchscreen
provides face detect focusing
video res high (4096 x 2160 pixels)
has mic jack
no image stabilization
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Olympus FE-45 vs Panasonic GH5S Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus FE-45 and Panasonic GH5S
 Olympus FE-45Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5S
General Information
Manufacturer Olympus Panasonic
Model Olympus FE-45 Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5S
Category Small Sensor Compact Pro Mirrorless
Launched 2009-01-07 2018-01-08
Body design Compact SLR-style mirrorless
Sensor Information
Processor - Venus Engine 10
Sensor type CCD CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" Four Thirds
Sensor dimensions 6.08 x 4.56mm 17.3 x 13mm
Sensor area 27.7mm² 224.9mm²
Sensor resolution 10MP 10MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 16:9, 4:3 and 3:2 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Max resolution 3648 x 2736 3680 x 2760
Max native ISO 1600 51200
Max enhanced ISO - 204800
Minimum native ISO 64 160
RAW photos
Minimum enhanced ISO - 80
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Touch to focus
Autofocus continuous
Single autofocus
Autofocus tracking
Selective autofocus
Autofocus center weighted
Multi area autofocus
Autofocus live view
Face detection autofocus
Contract detection autofocus
Phase detection autofocus
Number of focus points - 225
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens Micro Four Thirds
Lens focal range 36-108mm (3.0x) -
Max aperture f/3.1-5.9 -
Macro focus range 5cm -
Available lenses - 107
Crop factor 5.9 2.1
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fully Articulated
Screen sizing 2.5 inches 3.2 inches
Screen resolution 230 thousand dot 1,620 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch functionality
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 3,680 thousand dot
Viewfinder coverage - 100%
Viewfinder magnification - 0.76x
Features
Min shutter speed 4 seconds 60 seconds
Max shutter speed 1/2000 seconds 1/8000 seconds
Max silent shutter speed - 1/16000 seconds
Continuous shutter speed - 12.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation - Yes
Custom white balance
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range - no built-in flash
Flash options Auto, Fill-in, Red-Eye reduction, Off, On Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Forced On/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync., Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off
External flash
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Video resolutions 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15 fps) 4096 x 2160 @ 60p / 150 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM
Max video resolution 640x480 4096x2160
Video data format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, H.264, H.265
Mic input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 3.1
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 142 gr (0.31 lbs) 660 gr (1.46 lbs)
Dimensions 94 x 62 x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") 139 x 98 x 87mm (5.5" x 3.9" x 3.4")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life - 440 images
Type of battery - Battery Pack
Battery model - DMW-BLF19
Self timer Yes (12 seconds) Yes (2 or 10 secs, 10 secs w/3 images)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage xD-Picture Card, microSD, internal Dual SD/SDHC/SDXC cards (UHS-II V60 cards supported)
Storage slots Single 2
Launch price $130 $2,498