Olympus E-M5 vs Pentax E85

Here is a comprehensive comparison of the Olympus E-M5 versus Pentax E85, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Pentax. There exists a considerable gap between the resolutions of the E-M5 (16MP) and E85 (12MP) and the E-M5 (Four Thirds) and E85 (1/2.3") use different sensor sizes.

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The E-M5 was launched 2 years later than the E85 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax E85 being a Compact camera.

Before diving in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief summary of how the E-M5 matches up vs the E85 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus OM-D E-M5 & Pentax Optio E85. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M5 Gallery & Pentax E85 Gallery.

When you are planning to carry your camera often, you need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-M5 provides exterior measurements 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 Pentax E85 has dimensions of 93mm x 58mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.3" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 145 grams (0.32 lbs).

Check out the Olympus E-M5 versus Pentax E85 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the E-M5 against the E85.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-M5 and E85 is 81 and 95 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to imagine the difference between sensor sizing only by reading through specs. The photograph underneath should offer you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the E-M5 and E85.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-M5 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Olympus E-M5 will give extra detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The newer E-M5 provides a benefit when it comes to sensor innovation.