Olympus E-M1X vs Panasonic F5

Below is a comprehensive analysis of the Olympus E-M1X and Panasonic F5, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the E-M1X (20MP) and F5 (14MP) and the E-M1X (Four Thirds) and F5 (1/2.3") come with different sensor size.

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The E-M1X was introduced 6 years later than the F5 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M1X being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic F5 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a simple overview of how the E-M1X matches up against the F5 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus OM-D E-M1X & Panasonic Lumix DMC-F5. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M1X Gallery & Panasonic F5 Gallery.

If you're looking to lug around your camera, you're going to have to consider its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M1X features outer dimensions of 144mm x 147mm x 75mm (5.7" x 5.8" x 3.0") and a weight of 997 grams (2.20 lbs) and the Panasonic F5 has measurements of 97mm x 58mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.9") along with a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are using at that moment. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the E-M1X against the F5.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-M1X and F5 is 54 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to imagine the contrast between sensor measurements merely by looking at specs. The visual here might provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M1X and F5.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-M1X with its bigger sensor is going to make getting bokeh simpler and the Olympus E-M1X will resolve extra detail using its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs much more aggressively. The newer E-M1X provides a benefit with regard to sensor tech.