Olympus E-M5 vs Panasonic FZ150

Let's take a more detailed look at the Olympus E-M5 versus Panasonic FZ150, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a large gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-M5 (16MP) and FZ150 (12MP) and the E-M5 (Four Thirds) and FZ150 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-M5 was brought out within a month of the FZ150 and they are both of a similar age. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-M5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic FZ150 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going into a comprehensive comparison, here is a simple summation of how the E-M5 grades against the FZ150 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus OM-D E-M5 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-M5 Gallery & Panasonic FZ150 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera, you should think about its weight and size. The Olympus E-M5 has got outer dimensions of 122mm x 89mm x 43mm (4.8" x 3.5" x 1.7") and a weight of 425 grams (0.94 lbs) while the Panasonic FZ150 has specifications of 124mm x 82mm x 92mm (4.9" x 3.2" x 3.6") having a weight of 528 grams (1.16 lbs).

Examine the Olympus E-M5 versus Panasonic FZ150 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you choose at the time. Following is a front view over all size comparison of the E-M5 compared to the FZ150.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-M5 and FZ150 is 81 and 67 respectively.

Normally, it's difficult to envision the gap in sensor measurements only by seeing specs. The photograph below will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M5 and FZ150.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-M5 because of its larger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Olympus E-M5 will provide more detail having its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images way more aggressively.