Olympus E-M5 vs Olympus E-PM1

Its time to examine more closely at the Olympus E-M5 vs Olympus E-PM1, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and both of them are created by Olympus. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-M5 (16MP) and E-PM1 (12MP) but they feature the same exact sensor size (Four Thirds).

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The E-M5 was revealed 6 months after the E-PM1 and they are of a similar age. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-M5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus E-PM1 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving through a full comparison, below is a short summary of how the E-M5 matches up vs the E-PM1 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus OM-D E-M5 & Olympus PEN E-PM1. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-M5 Gallery & Olympus E-PM1 Gallery.

If you are going to travel with your camera often, you're going to have to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-M5 has physical dimensions of 122mm x 89mm x 43mm (4.8" x 3.5" x 1.7") with a weight of 425 grams (0.94 lbs) while the Olympus E-PM1 has proportions of 110mm x 64mm x 34mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.3") and a weight of 265 grams (0.58 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are using at the time. Below is the front view measurements comparison of the E-M5 against the E-PM1.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-M5 and E-PM1 is 81 and 89 respectively.

More often than not, it can be hard to visualise the difference between sensor dimensions just by checking technical specs. The pic below will give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M5 and E-PM1.

As you have seen, both of these cameras enjoy the same exact sensor sizing albeit not the same MP. You can expect the Olympus E-M5 to give extra detail because of its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will help you crop pictures far more aggressively.