Olympus E-P5 vs Olympus SP-590 UZ

On this page, we will be looking at the Olympus E-P5 and Olympus SP-590 UZ, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are produced by Olympus. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-P5 (16MP) and SP-590 UZ (12MP) and the E-P5 (Four Thirds) and SP-590 UZ (1/2.3") posses different sensor dimensions.

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The E-P5 was manufactured 4 years after the SP-590 UZ which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-P5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus SP-590 UZ being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving straight to a detailed comparison, here is a concise view of how the E-P5 grades vs the SP-590 UZ when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN E-P5 & Olympus SP-590 UZ. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-P5 Gallery & Olympus SP-590 UZ Gallery.

If you are going to travel with your camera frequently, you should factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-P5 has got exterior dimensions of 122mm x 69mm x 37mm (4.8" x 2.7" x 1.5") and a weight of 420 grams (0.93 lbs) whilst the Olympus SP-590 UZ has measurements of 116mm x 84mm x 81mm (4.6" x 3.3" x 3.2") having a weight of 413 grams (0.91 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Here is a front view overall size comparison of the E-P5 against the SP-590 UZ.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-P5 and SP-590 UZ is 85 and 72 respectively.

Typically, it's tough to picture the gap between sensor dimensions merely by reading through specs. The image below might offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-P5 and SP-590 UZ.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-P5 because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF easier and the Olympus E-P5 will give more detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The more recent E-P5 should have a benefit in sensor technology.