Olympus E-M5 vs Panasonic LX10

Let's look more in depth at the Olympus E-M5 vs Panasonic LX10, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. The image resolution of the E-M5 (16MP) and the LX10 (20MP) is fairly comparable but the E-M5 (Four Thirds) and LX10 (1") boast totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-M5 was manufactured 5 years before the LX10 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-M5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic LX10 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting into a comprehensive comparison, here is a quick summary of how the E-M5 matches up against the LX10 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M5 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX10. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-M5 Gallery & Panasonic LX10 Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M5 provides 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) and the Panasonic LX10 has measurements of 106mm x 60mm x 42mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.7") along with a weight of 310 grams (0.68 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have chosen at that time. The following is a front view scale comparison of the E-M5 versus the LX10.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-M5 and LX10 is 81 and 88 respectively.

Sometimes, it is difficult to visualise the gap in sensor measurements merely by going through technical specs. The graphic here might provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-M5 and LX10.

As you have seen, each of the cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-M5 because of its larger sensor will make achieving shallower DOF easier and the Panasonic LX10 will produce more detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop images way more aggressively. The older E-M5 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.