Olympus E-P5 vs Panasonic FX90

Let's look much closer at the Olympus E-P5 and Panasonic FX90, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a big gap between the resolutions of the E-P5 (16MP) and FX90 (12MP) and the E-P5 (Four Thirds) and FX90 (1/2.3") offer different sensor dimensions.

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The E-P5 was manufactured 2 years after the FX90 which is quite a big gap 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 FX90 being a Compact camera.

Before delving right into a in depth comparison, here is a simple view of how the E-P5 grades versus the FX90 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus PEN E-P5 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX90. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-P5 Gallery and Panasonic FX90 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry around your camera, you're going to have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-P5 offers external dimensions of 122mm x 69mm x 37mm (4.8" x 2.7" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 420 grams (0.93 lbs) while the Panasonic FX90 has dimensions of 102mm x 56mm x 22mm (4.0" x 2.2" x 0.9") having a weight of 149 grams (0.33 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-P5 and Panasonic FX90 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are utilising at that time. Underneath is a front view scale comparison of the E-P5 compared to the FX90.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-P5 and FX90 is 85 and 95 respectively.

Sometimes, it can be tough to visualize the difference between sensor sizes only by looking at specs. The pic below might offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the E-P5 and FX90.

All in all, both the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The E-P5 featuring a larger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF simpler and the Olympus E-P5 will resolve extra detail due to its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics a bit more aggressively. The younger E-P5 provides a benefit with regard to sensor technology.