Olympus E-M10 vs Panasonic LS5

Its time to look a bit more in depth at the Olympus E-M10 vs Panasonic LS5, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Panasonic. The image resolution of the E-M10 (16MP) and the LS5 (14MP) is relatively comparable but the E-M10 (Four Thirds) and LS5 (1/2.3") possess different sensor size.

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The E-M10 was brought out 2 years later than the LS5 and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M10 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic LS5 being a Compact camera.

Before diving through a full comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the E-M10 matches up against the LS5 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus OM-D E-M10 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS5. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-M10 Gallery and Panasonic LS5 Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M10 enjoys external dimensions of 119mm x 82mm x 46mm (4.7" x 3.2" x 1.8") along with a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs) whilst the Panasonic LS5 has measurements of 97mm x 62mm x 27mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 126 grams (0.28 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus E-M10 vs Panasonic LS5 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you choose at that moment. Below is the front view overall size comparison of the E-M10 versus the LS5.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the E-M10 and LS5 is 82 and 94 respectively.

Generally, it can be hard to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements purely by checking out specs. The photograph below will give you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M10 and LS5.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-M10 due to its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Olympus E-M10 will show extra detail having its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more modern E-M10 provides an advantage when it comes to sensor technology.