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Olympus E-M5 vs Panasonic LX100

Portability
81
Imaging
52
Features
70
Overall
59
Olympus OM-D E-M5 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100 front
Portability
83
Imaging
51
Features
73
Overall
59

Olympus E-M5 vs Panasonic LX100 Key Specs

Olympus E-M5
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 200 - 25600
  • Sensor based 5-axis Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 425g - 122 x 89 x 43mm
  • Announced April 2012
  • Newer Model is Olympus E-M5 II
Panasonic LX100
(Full Review)
  • 13MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 200 - 25600
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 24-75mm (F1.7-2.8) lens
  • 393g - 115 x 66 x 55mm
  • Released September 2014
  • Successor is Panasonic LX100 II
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Olympus E-M5 vs Panasonic LX100 Overview

Below, we are comparing the Olympus E-M5 and Panasonic LX100, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a huge gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-M5 (16MP) and LX100 (13MP) but they feature the exact same sensor sizes (Four Thirds).

Photography Glossary

The E-M5 was brought out 3 years prior to the LX100 and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic LX100 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a complete comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the E-M5 scores versus the LX100 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Olympus E-M5 over the Panasonic LX100

 E-M5 LX100 
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display
Touch display Easily navigate

Reasons to pick Panasonic LX100 over the Olympus E-M5

 LX100 E-M5 
ReleasedSeptember 2014April 2012Fresher by 28 months
Display resolution921k610kCrisper display (+311k dot)

Common features in the Olympus E-M5 and Panasonic LX100

 E-M5 LX100 
Manual focus Dial exact focusing
Display dimension3"3"Identical display dimensions
Selfie screen Absent selfie screen

Olympus E-M5 vs Panasonic LX100 Physical Comparison

If you are intending to carry your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus E-M5 provides outer dimensions of 122mm x 89mm x 43mm (4.8" x 3.5" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 425 grams (0.94 lbs) and the Panasonic LX100 has sizing of 115mm x 66mm x 55mm (4.5" x 2.6" x 2.2") with a weight of 393 grams (0.87 lbs).

See the Olympus E-M5 and Panasonic LX100 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are working with at that moment. Underneath is the front view dimensions comparison of the E-M5 against the LX100.

Olympus E-M5 vs Panasonic LX100 size comparison

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-M5 and LX100 is 81 and 83 respectively.

Olympus E-M5 vs Panasonic LX100 top view buttons comparison

Olympus E-M5 vs Panasonic LX100 Sensor Comparison

More often than not, it is very hard to imagine the difference in sensor sizing only by viewing specifications. The graphic underneath may provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M5 and LX100.

To sum up, both cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements but different megapixels. You should anticipate the Olympus E-M5 to provide you with more detail having its extra 3 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop images much more aggressively. The older E-M5 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.

Olympus E-M5 vs Panasonic LX100 sensor size comparison

Olympus E-M5 vs Panasonic LX100 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus E-M5 vs Panasonic LX100 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus E-M5 Portrait photography factors
Panasonic LX100 Portrait photography factors
71
has manual focus
sensor resolution is decent (16 megapixels)
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
comes with face detection autofocus
exports RAW formats
70
has manual focus
decent sensor resolution (13MP)
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
has face detect focusing
exports RAW files
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Street Comparison

Olympus E-M5 as a Street photography camera
Panasonic LX100 as a Street photography camera
82
screen tilts up and down
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
exports RAW formats
provides touch to focus
weather sealing
great ISO range (25,600)
76
image stabilization (Optical)
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
exports RAW files
boasts touch focus
good ISO range (25,600)
no articulating screen
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Olympus E-M5
Sports photography with Panasonic LX100
67
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
sensor resolution is decent (16 megapixels)
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
comes with tracking autofocus
weather sealing
no phase detect autofocus
67
silent shutter (1/16,000 seconds)
image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor resolution (13 megapixels)
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
has tracking focus
has no phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Olympus E-M5 Travel photography info
Panasonic LX100 Travel photography info
66
weather sealing
provides touch to focus
sensor resolution is decent (16 megapixels)
missing Timelapse mode
doesn't have a selfie friendly screen
75
boasts touch focus
decent sensor resolution (13 megapixels)
pretty wide (24mm)
good max aperture (f1.7)
screen isn't selfie friendly
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus E-M5 Landscape photography highlights
Panasonic LX100 Landscape photography highlights
73
has manual focus
change lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
screen size is good (3 inch)
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
sensor resolution is decent (16 megapixels)
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
great ISO range (25,600)
exports RAW formats
weather sealing
missing Timelapse mode
73
has manual focus
pretty wide (24mm)
good max aperture (f1.7)
screen size is good (3 inches)
image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor resolution (13 megapixels)
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
good ISO range (25,600)
exports RAW files
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus E-M5 as a Vlogging camera
Panasonic LX100 as a Vlogging camera
34
has touchscreen
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
comes with face detection autofocus
high quality video (1920 x 1080 resolution)
doesn't have a selfie friendly screen
missing external microphone support
35
pretty wide (24mm)
good max aperture (f1.7)
image stabilization (Optical)
has face detect focusing
high quality video (3840 x 2160 pixels)
screen isn't selfie friendly
lack of mic jack
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Olympus E-M5 vs Panasonic LX100 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus E-M5 and Panasonic LX100
 Olympus OM-D E-M5Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100
General Information
Manufacturer Olympus Panasonic
Model Olympus OM-D E-M5 Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100
Class Advanced Mirrorless Large Sensor Compact
Announced 2012-04-30 2014-09-15
Body design SLR-style mirrorless Large Sensor Compact
Sensor Information
Processor Chip TruePic VI Venus Engine
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size Four Thirds Four Thirds
Sensor dimensions 17.3 x 13mm 17.3 x 13mm
Sensor area 224.9mm² 224.9mm²
Sensor resolution 16 megapixels 13 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Full resolution 4608 x 3456 4112 x 3088
Max native ISO 25600 25600
Min native ISO 200 200
RAW pictures
Min boosted ISO 100 100
Autofocusing
Manual focus
AF touch
AF continuous
Single AF
AF tracking
Selective AF
Center weighted AF
Multi area AF
AF live view
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Number of focus points 35 49
Lens
Lens mounting type Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens focal range - 24-75mm (3.1x)
Highest aperture - f/1.7-2.8
Macro focus range - 3cm
Total lenses 107 -
Focal length multiplier 2.1 2.1
Screen
Screen type Tilting Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 3" 3"
Resolution of screen 610k dot 921k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Screen technology Touch control in electrostatic capacitance type OLED monitor -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Electronic Electronic
Viewfinder resolution 1,440k dot 2,764k dot
Viewfinder coverage 100 percent 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification 0.58x 0.7x
Features
Lowest shutter speed 60 secs 60 secs
Highest shutter speed 1/4000 secs 1/4000 secs
Highest silent shutter speed - 1/16000 secs
Continuous shooting speed 9.0fps 11.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Set WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range no built-in flash 7.00 m (with included external flash at ISO 100)
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in, Slow Sync (2), Manual (3 levels) Auto, auto w/redeye reduction, on, on w/redeye reduction, slow sync, slow sync w/redeye reduction, off
Hot shoe
AEB
WB bracketing
Highest flash sync 1/250 secs -
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1280 x 720 (60, 30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) 3840 x 2160 (30p, 24p), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 30p, 24p), 1280 x 720 (30p), 640 x 480
Max video resolution 1920x1080 3840x2160
Video file format H.264, Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD
Mic input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless Eye-Fi Connected Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 425g (0.94 lbs) 393g (0.87 lbs)
Dimensions 122 x 89 x 43mm (4.8" x 3.5" x 1.7") 115 x 66 x 55mm (4.5" x 2.6" x 2.2")
DXO scores
DXO All around score 71 67
DXO Color Depth score 22.8 22.3
DXO Dynamic range score 12.3 12.5
DXO Low light score 826 553
Other
Battery life 360 photos 300 photos
Style of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model BLN-1 -
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-I)
Storage slots 1 1
Launch price $799 $800