Olympus E-M5 vs Pentax Q-S1

Here, we are analyzing the Olympus E-M5 vs Pentax Q-S1, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by brands Olympus and Pentax. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-M5 (16MP) and Q-S1 (12MP) and the E-M5 (Four Thirds) and Q-S1 (1/1.7") posses totally different sensor size.

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The E-M5 was introduced 3 years prior to the Q-S1 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-M5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax Q-S1 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a concise summation of how the E-M5 matches up vs the Q-S1 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus OM-D E-M5 & Pentax Q-S1. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-M5 Gallery & Pentax Q-S1 Gallery.

For those who are going to travel with your camera, you will have to consider its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M5 has outside measurements of 122mm x 89mm x 43mm (4.8" x 3.5" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 425 grams (0.94 lbs) while the Pentax Q-S1 has measurements of 105mm x 58mm x 34mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 203 grams (0.45 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Underneath is a front view dimension comparison of the E-M5 versus the Q-S1.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-M5 and Q-S1 is 81 and 92 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to visualise the contrast between sensor dimensions just by reading technical specs. The picture here may provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-M5 and Q-S1.

As you have seen, each of the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-M5 having a larger sensor will make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Olympus E-M5 will offer more detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The more aged E-M5 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.