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Olympus E-P5 vs Panasonic FZ150

Portability
85
Imaging
53
Features
76
Overall
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Olympus PEN E-P5 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150 front
Portability
67
Imaging
36
Features
57
Overall
44

Olympus E-P5 vs Panasonic FZ150 Key Specs

Olympus E-P5
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 100 - 25600
  • Sensor based 5-axis Image Stabilization
  • 1/8000s Max Shutter
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 420g - 122 x 69 x 37mm
  • Released October 2013
  • Replaced the Olympus E-P3
Panasonic FZ150
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fully Articulated Display
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-600mm (F2.8-5.2) lens
  • 528g - 124 x 82 x 92mm
  • Launched April 2012
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Olympus E-P5 vs Panasonic FZ150 Overview

Its time to look closer at the Olympus E-P5 and Panasonic FZ150, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a huge gap between the image resolutions of the E-P5 (16MP) and FZ150 (12MP) and the E-P5 (Four Thirds) and FZ150 (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-P5 was manufactured 18 months later than the FZ150 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-P5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic FZ150 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a short introduction of how the E-P5 grades vs the FZ150 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Olympus E-P5 over the Panasonic FZ150

 E-P5 FZ150 
LaunchedOctober 2013April 2012Fresher by 18 months
Display resolution1037k460kClearer display (+577k dot)
Touch display Easily navigate

Reasons to pick Panasonic FZ150 over the Olympus E-P5

 FZ150 E-P5 
Display typeFully ArticulatedTiltingFully Articulating display
Selfie screen Easy selfies

Common features in the Olympus E-P5 and Panasonic FZ150

 E-P5 FZ150 
Manually focus Very accurate focusing
Display dimension3"3"Identical display sizing

Olympus E-P5 vs Panasonic FZ150 Physical Comparison

When you are planning to carry your camera, you're going to have to think about its weight and size. The Olympus E-P5 comes with external measurements of 122mm x 69mm x 37mm (4.8" x 2.7" x 1.5") along with a weight of 420 grams (0.93 lbs) while the Panasonic FZ150 has specifications of 124mm x 82mm x 92mm (4.9" x 3.2" x 3.6") along with a weight of 528 grams (1.16 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-P5 and Panasonic FZ150 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you have attached at that moment. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the E-P5 against the FZ150.

Olympus E-P5 vs Panasonic FZ150 size comparison

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-P5 and FZ150 is 85 and 67 respectively.

Olympus E-P5 vs Panasonic FZ150 top view buttons comparison

Olympus E-P5 vs Panasonic FZ150 Sensor Comparison

Quite often, it is very difficult to see the contrast between sensor sizing just by reading technical specs. The visual below should provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the E-P5 and FZ150.

As you can tell, both of these cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The E-P5 because of its larger sensor will make shooting shallower DOF easier and the Olympus E-P5 will deliver more detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The newer E-P5 is going to have an edge with regard to sensor innovation.

Olympus E-P5 vs Panasonic FZ150 sensor size comparison

Olympus E-P5 vs Panasonic FZ150 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus E-P5 vs Panasonic FZ150 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
Photography Glossary

Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus E-P5 as a Portrait photography camera
Panasonic FZ150 as a Portrait photography camera
71
manual focus
above average flash sync (1/320s)
megapixel count decent (16MP)
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
offers face detection focusing
delivers RAW formats
41
has manual focus
saves RAW formats
sensor resolution not great (12 megapixels)
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
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Street Comparison

Olympus E-P5 Street photography highlights
Panasonic FZ150 Street photography highlights
78
tilting screen
has image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW formats
comes with focus by touch
great ISO range (25,600)
more heavy than competition in class (420g)
58
screen articulates fully
has image stabilization (Optical)
saves RAW formats
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
more heavy than average (528 grams)
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Sports Comparison

Olympus E-P5 Sports photography highlights
Panasonic FZ150 Sports photography highlights
68
maximum shutter speed is high (1/8,000 seconds)
has image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
megapixel count decent (16MP)
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
offers tracking autofocus
has no phase detect AF
43
incredible zoom range (25-600mm 24.0 x zoom)
has image stabilization (Optical)
better than average battery (410 shots)
sensor resolution not great (12 megapixels)
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus E-P5 Travel photography information
Panasonic FZ150 Travel photography information
68
comes with focus by touch
megapixel count decent (16 megapixels)
flash built-in
more heavy than competition in class (420 grams)
screen is not selfie friendly
56
better than average battery (410 CIPA)
has built in flash
display is selfie friendly
reasonably wide (25mm)
very long reach (600mm)
no Timelapse function
more heavy than average (528 grams)
sensor resolution not great (12MP)
slow max aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus E-P5 Landscape photography factors
Panasonic FZ150 Landscape photography factors
79
manual focus
swap lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
pretty good screen size (3 inch)
has image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
megapixel count decent (16 megapixels)
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
great ISO range (25,600)
delivers RAW formats
48
has manual focus
reasonably wide (25mm)
nice screen size (3")
has image stabilization (Optical)
saves RAW formats
better than average battery (410 CIPA)
can't change lenses (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f2.8)
sensor resolution not great (12 megapixels)
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
no Timelapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Olympus E-P5
Vlogging with Panasonic FZ150
33
touch screen
has image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
offers face detection focusing
high quality video (1920 x 1080 resolution)
screen is not selfie friendly
doesn't have external microphone support
more heavy than competition in class (420 grams)
62
reasonably wide (25mm)
display is selfie friendly
has image stabilization (Optical)
high res video (1920 x 1080 pixels)
comes with microphone port
slow max aperture (f2.8)
more heavy than average (528g)
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Olympus E-P5 vs Panasonic FZ150 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus E-P5 and Panasonic FZ150
 Olympus PEN E-P5Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150
General Information
Company Olympus Panasonic
Model type Olympus PEN E-P5 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150
Type Entry-Level Mirrorless Small Sensor Superzoom
Released 2013-10-03 2012-04-11
Body design Rangefinder-style mirrorless SLR-like (bridge)
Sensor Information
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 224.9mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 16 megapixels 12 megapixels
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest resolution 4608 x 3456 4000 x 3000
Highest native ISO 25600 6400
Lowest native ISO 100 100
RAW pictures
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
AF touch
Continuous AF
Single AF
AF tracking
AF selectice
Center weighted AF
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Total focus points 35 23
Lens
Lens support Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens zoom range - 25-600mm (24.0x)
Max aperture - f/2.8-5.2
Macro focusing distance - 1cm
Available lenses 107 -
Focal length multiplier 2.1 5.8
Screen
Range of screen Tilting Fully Articulated
Screen size 3" 3"
Resolution of screen 1,037 thousand dot 460 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch functionality
Screen tech 3:2 LCD capacitive touchscreen -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic (optional) Electronic
Viewfinder coverage - 100%
Features
Slowest shutter speed 60 secs 30 secs
Maximum shutter speed 1/8000 secs 1/2000 secs
Continuous shooting speed 9.0 frames per sec 12.0 frames per sec
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash distance 7.00 m (ISO 100) 9.50 m
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in, Slow Sync (1st or 2nd curtain), Manual (1/1 - 1/64) Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow Sync
External flash
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Maximum flash sync 1/320 secs -
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (30p), 1280 x 720 (30p) 1920 x 1080 (60, 30 fps), 1280 x 720 (60, 30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (220 fps)
Highest video resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Video format H.264 MPEG-4, AVCHD, Motion JPEG
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 420 gr (0.93 lbs) 528 gr (1.16 lbs)
Dimensions 122 x 69 x 37mm (4.8" x 2.7" x 1.5") 124 x 82 x 92mm (4.9" x 3.2" x 3.6")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating 72 40
DXO Color Depth rating 22.8 19.4
DXO Dynamic range rating 12.4 10.9
DXO Low light rating 895 132
Other
Battery life 330 photos 410 photos
Form of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, 10 sec (3 pictures))
Time lapse recording
Storage media SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal
Storage slots 1 1
Pricing at launch $389 $499