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Olympus E-PL5 vs Pentax W60

Portability
88
Imaging
52
Features
72
Overall
60
Olympus PEN E-PL5 front
 
Pentax Optio W60 front
Portability
94
Imaging
33
Features
21
Overall
28

Olympus E-PL5 vs Pentax W60 Key Specs

Olympus E-PL5
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 200 - 25600
  • Sensor based Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 325g - 111 x 64 x 38mm
  • Released September 2012
Pentax W60
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.5" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 50 - 6400
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-140mm (F3.5-5.5) lens
  • 165g - 98 x 56 x 25mm
  • Announced July 2009
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Olympus E-PL5 vs Pentax W60 Overview

Its time to look much closer at the Olympus E-PL5 versus Pentax W60, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Pentax. There is a sizable difference between the resolutions of the E-PL5 (16MP) and W60 (10MP) and the E-PL5 (Four Thirds) and W60 (1/2.3") boast different sensor dimensions.

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The E-PL5 was unveiled 3 years after the W60 which is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-PL5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax W60 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight to a in depth comparison, here is a concise summation of how the E-PL5 scores versus the W60 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Olympus E-PL5 over the Pentax W60

 E-PL5 W60 
AnnouncedSeptember 2012July 2009More modern by 40 months
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen dimensions3"2.5"Bigger screen (+0.5")
Screen resolution460k230kCrisper screen (+230k dot)
Selfie screen Take selfies
Touch screen Quickly navigate

Reasons to pick Pentax W60 over the Olympus E-PL5

 W60 E-PL5 

Common features in the Olympus E-PL5 and Pentax W60

 E-PL5 W60 
Manually focus Dial accurate focus

Olympus E-PL5 vs Pentax W60 Physical Comparison

For anybody who is aiming to carry around your camera often, you're going to have to factor its weight and size. The Olympus E-PL5 provides outer measurements of 111mm x 64mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 325 grams (0.72 lbs) and the Pentax W60 has specifications of 98mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 165 grams (0.36 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you choose at that time. Below is a front view physical size comparison of the E-PL5 versus the W60.

Olympus E-PL5 vs Pentax W60 size comparison

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the E-PL5 and W60 is 88 and 94 respectively.

Olympus E-PL5 vs Pentax W60 top view buttons comparison

Olympus E-PL5 vs Pentax W60 Sensor Comparison

Generally, it is very hard to picture the difference between sensor sizes merely by looking at specifications. The picture underneath will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the E-PL5 and W60.

To sum up, both of these cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-PL5 with its bigger sensor is going to make getting bokeh simpler and the Olympus E-PL5 will give greater detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop shots more aggressively. The more recent E-PL5 should have a benefit when it comes to sensor tech.

Olympus E-PL5 vs Pentax W60 sensor size comparison

Olympus E-PL5 vs Pentax W60 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus E-PL5 vs Pentax W60 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus E-PL5 Portrait photography factors
Pentax W60 Portrait photography factors
71
manual focus
decent MP (16 megapixels)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
has face detect autofocus
exports RAW files
26
has manual focus
lack of manual exposure
cannot use external flash
low resolution sensor (10MP)
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
does not have RAW support
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Street Comparison

Olympus E-PL5 Street photography factors
Pentax W60 Street photography factors
85
screen tilts up and down
has image stabilization (Sensor based)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
exports RAW files
comes with touch to focus
good high ISO (25,600)
54
weather proofing
no articulating screen
lack of image stabilization
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
does not have RAW support
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Sports Comparison

Olympus E-PL5 Sports photography details
Pentax W60 Sports photography details
66
has image stabilization (Sensor based)
decent MP (16 megapixels)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
has tracking focus
lacks phase detect autofocus
23
weather proofing
very slow continuous shooting (1.0 frames/s)
no shutter priority
lack of image stabilization
low resolution sensor (10 megapixels)
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
does not have phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus E-PL5 Travel photography features
Pentax W60 Travel photography features
75
comes with touch to focus
decent MP (16 megapixels)
screen is selfie friendly
doesn't have Timelapse function
64
weather proofing
flash built-in
pretty wide (28mm)
low resolution sensor (10MP)
doesn't contain selfie friendly screen
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Olympus E-PL5
Landscape photography with Pentax W60
74
manual focus
swap lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
decent sized screen (3")
has image stabilization (Sensor based)
decent MP (16MP)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
good high ISO (25,600)
exports RAW files
doesn't have Timelapse function
36
has manual focus
pretty wide (28mm)
weather proofing
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
screen is small (2.5 inch)
lack of manual exposure
lack of image stabilization
low resolution sensor (10MP)
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
does not have RAW support
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus E-PL5 Vlogging factors
Pentax W60 Vlogging factors
78
screen is selfie friendly
touch screen
has image stabilization (Sensor based)
has face detect autofocus
video res high (1920 x 1080 pxls)
doesn't have microphone jack
25
pretty wide (28mm)
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
doesn't contain selfie friendly screen
lack of image stabilization
low quality video (1280 x 720 pxls)
no microphone jack
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Olympus E-PL5 vs Pentax W60 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus E-PL5 and Pentax W60
 Olympus PEN E-PL5Pentax Optio W60
General Information
Brand Name Olympus Pentax
Model Olympus PEN E-PL5 Pentax Optio W60
Class Entry-Level Mirrorless Small Sensor Compact
Released 2012-09-17 2009-07-01
Body design Rangefinder-style mirrorless Compact
Sensor Information
Sensor type CMOS CCD
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 6.08 x 4.56mm
Sensor area 224.9mm² 27.7mm²
Sensor resolution 16 megapixel 10 megapixel
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 4:3 and 16:9
Full resolution 4608 x 3456 3648 x 2736
Max native ISO 25600 6400
Minimum native ISO 200 50
RAW pictures
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Autofocus touch
Continuous autofocus
Autofocus single
Autofocus tracking
Autofocus selectice
Autofocus center weighted
Autofocus multi area
Live view autofocus
Face detection focus
Contract detection focus
Phase detection focus
Number of focus points 35 9
Lens
Lens mount Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens focal range - 28-140mm (5.0x)
Maximal aperture - f/3.5-5.5
Macro focus distance - 1cm
Available lenses 107 -
Crop factor 2.1 5.9
Screen
Range of screen Tilting Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 3 inches 2.5 inches
Resolution of screen 460 thousand dot 230 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Electronic (optional) None
Features
Lowest shutter speed 60 seconds 4 seconds
Highest shutter speed 1/4000 seconds 1/1500 seconds
Continuous shooting speed 8.0 frames/s 1.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes -
Custom white balance
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range 7.00 m (bundled FL-LM1) 3.90 m (Auto ISO)
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in, Slow Sync, Manual (3 levels) Auto, On, Off, Soft, Red-eye reduction
Hot shoe
AEB
WB bracketing
Highest flash sync 1/250 seconds -
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) 1280 x 720, 15fps, 640 x 480, 320 x 240 30/15 fps
Max video resolution 1920x1080 1280x720
Video format MPEG-4, H.264, Motion JPEG -
Microphone input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless Eye-Fi Connected None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 325g (0.72 pounds) 165g (0.36 pounds)
Physical dimensions 111 x 64 x 38mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.5") 98 x 56 x 25mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0")
DXO scores
DXO All around score 72 not tested
DXO Color Depth score 22.8 not tested
DXO Dynamic range score 12.3 not tested
DXO Low light score 889 not tested
Other
Battery life 360 shots -
Battery format Battery Pack -
Battery model BLS-5 D-LI78
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse feature
Storage media SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC card, Internal
Storage slots 1 1
Pricing at launch $400 $300