Olympus E-P5 vs Panasonic FH1

Lets look more closely at the Olympus E-P5 vs Panasonic FH1, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a large gap between the resolutions of the E-P5 (16MP) and FH1 (12MP) and the E-P5 (Four Thirds) and FH1 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-P5 was manufactured 3 years later than the FH1 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-P5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic FH1 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the E-P5 grades vs the FH1 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN E-P5 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH1. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-P5 Gallery & Panasonic FH1 Gallery.

When you are intending to lug around your camera often, you will have to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus E-P5 has outer measurements of 122mm x 69mm x 37mm (4.8" x 2.7" x 1.5") with a weight of 420 grams (0.93 lbs) whilst the Panasonic FH1 has sizing of 98mm x 55mm x 23mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 163 grams (0.36 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus E-P5 vs Panasonic FH1 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you select at that time. Below is a front view size comparison of the E-P5 vs the FH1.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-P5 and FH1 is 85 and 95 respectively.

More often than not, it is very tough to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements purely by reading through specs. The visual here will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-P5 and FH1.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-P5 because of its bigger sensor will make shooting bokeh simpler and the Olympus E-P5 will give extra detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs more aggressively. The newer E-P5 will have an edge with regard to sensor innovation.