Olympus E-M5 vs Panasonic TS10

Its time to examine more in depth at the Olympus E-M5 and Panasonic TS10, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Waterproof by rivals Olympus and Panasonic. The sensor resolution of the E-M5 (16MP) and the TS10 (14MP) is very comparable but the E-M5 (Four Thirds) and TS10 (1/2.3") use different sensor sizes.

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The E-M5 was launched 2 years after the TS10 which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-M5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic TS10 being a Compact camera.

Before getting through a thorough comparison, below is a quick summation of how the E-M5 matches up against the TS10 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus OM-D E-M5 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS10. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M5 Gallery & Panasonic TS10 Gallery.

For those who are going to travel with your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-M5 offers exterior dimensions of 122mm x 89mm x 43mm (4.8" x 3.5" x 1.7") along with a weight of 425 grams (0.94 lbs) and the Panasonic TS10 has dimensions of 99mm x 63mm x 24mm (3.9" x 2.5" x 0.9") and a weight of 188 grams (0.41 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Following is the front view scale comparison of the E-M5 versus the TS10.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-M5 and TS10 is 81 and 93 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to visualize the contrast in sensor dimensions simply by checking out a spec sheet. The picture here will help give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M5 and TS10.

Clearly, the 2 cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-M5 featuring a larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Olympus E-M5 will produce greater detail utilizing its extra 2MP. Greater resolution will help you crop photos far more aggressively. The more recent E-M5 provides an edge when it comes to sensor tech.