Olympus E-M5 vs Panasonic FX48

Its time to look more closely at the Olympus E-M5 and Panasonic FX48, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-M5 (16MP) and FX48 (12MP) and the E-M5 (Four Thirds) and FX48 (1/2.3") have different sensor sizing.

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The E-M5 was introduced 3 years after the FX48 which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-M5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic FX48 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a simple view of how the E-M5 grades versus the FX48 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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For anyone who is going to carry around your camera often, you are going to need to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus E-M5 comes with outer measurements 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 Panasonic FX48 has sizing of 95mm x 53mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.9") having a weight of 150 grams (0.33 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-M5 and Panasonic FX48 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are using during that time. Underneath is a front view measurements comparison of the E-M5 vs the FX48.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-M5 and FX48 is 81 and 95 respectively.

Sometimes, it is hard to visualize the difference between sensor sizes purely by reading through specs. The image underneath may provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-M5 and FX48.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-M5 using its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Olympus E-M5 will give greater detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures more aggressively. The younger E-M5 should have an edge when it comes to sensor tech.