Olympus FE-47 vs Panasonic GH5

Let's take a deeper look at the Olympus FE-47 and Panasonic GH5, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Pro Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the FE-47 (14MP) and GH5 (20MP) and the FE-47 (1/2.3") and GH5 (Four Thirds) enjoy different sensor dimensions.

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The FE-47 was announced 8 years prior to the GH5 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-47 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic GH5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a simple view of how the FE-47 matches up versus the GH5 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus FE-47 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH5. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-47 Gallery & Panasonic GH5 Gallery.

If you are planning to lug around your camera, you are going to need to factor in its weight and size. The Olympus FE-47 comes with physical measurements of 98mm x 61mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 204 grams (0.45 lbs) and the Panasonic GH5 has specifications of 139mm x 98mm x 87mm (5.5" x 3.9" x 3.4") and a weight of 725 grams (1.60 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have attached during that time. Underneath is the front view size comparison of the FE-47 and the GH5.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FE-47 and GH5 is 93 and 59 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to visualize the gap between sensor measurements just by reading through specifications. The graphic underneath might provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-47 and GH5.

To sum up, both the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The FE-47 using its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF tougher and the Panasonic GH5 will resolve extra detail with its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The older FE-47 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.