Olympus E-M5 II vs Panasonic LS5

Following is a extended assessment of the Olympus E-M5 II versus Panasonic LS5, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Panasonic. The image resolution of the E-M5 II (16MP) and the LS5 (14MP) is fairly close but the E-M5 II (Four Thirds) and LS5 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-M5 II was launched 3 years after the LS5 which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-M5 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic LS5 being a Compact camera.

Before going right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a short introduction of how the E-M5 II scores against the LS5 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M5 II and Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS5. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M5 II Gallery and Panasonic LS5 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to carry around your camera regularly, you will want to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus E-M5 II features outer measurements of 124mm x 85mm x 45mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 1.8") along with a weight of 469 grams (1.03 lbs) whilst the Panasonic LS5 has sizing of 97mm x 62mm x 27mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 1.1") and a weight of 126 grams (0.28 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus E-M5 II versus Panasonic LS5 in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have at that time. Below is a front view overall size comparison of the E-M5 II versus the LS5.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-M5 II and LS5 is 80 and 94 respectively.

Quite often, it is very tough to see the contrast in sensor sizes only by viewing specs. The picture here may provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-M5 II and LS5.

As you can plainly see, both cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-M5 II because of its larger sensor will make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Olympus E-M5 II will result in greater detail utilizing its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos a bit more aggressively. The fresher E-M5 II will have a benefit in sensor technology.