Olympus E-M10 IV vs Panasonic F5

Here, we will be evaluating the Olympus E-M10 IV vs Panasonic F5, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a large gap between the resolutions of the E-M10 IV (20MP) and F5 (14MP) and the E-M10 IV (Four Thirds) and F5 (1/2.3") posses different sensor dimensions.

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The E-M10 IV was released 7 years later than the F5 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-M10 IV being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic F5 being a Compact camera.

Before diving right into a in-depth comparison, here is a quick summary of how the E-M10 IV grades against the F5 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus OM-D E-M10 IV & Panasonic Lumix DMC-F5. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-M10 IV Gallery & Panasonic F5 Gallery.

If you're aiming to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M10 IV comes with outside dimensions of 122mm x 84mm x 49mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 1.9") and a weight of 383 grams (0.84 lbs) and the Panasonic F5 has measurements of 97mm x 58mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.9") having a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are working with at that moment. Below is a front view measurement comparison of the E-M10 IV against the F5.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-M10 IV and F5 is 81 and 96 respectively.

Normally, it can be hard to picture the contrast between sensor measurements purely by reading specs. The photograph underneath may provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M10 IV and F5.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-M10 IV because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting bokeh simpler and the Olympus E-M10 IV will offer more detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The more recent E-M10 IV should have a benefit in sensor technology.