Olympus E-PL6 vs Panasonic GH5

Its time to look a bit more in depth at the Olympus E-PL6 and Panasonic GH5, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Panasonic. The image resolution of the E-PL6 (16MP) and the GH5 (20MP) is pretty close and both cameras posses the identical sensor dimensions (Four Thirds).

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The E-PL6 was introduced 3 years before the GH5 which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-PL6 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic GH5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go right into a detailed comparison, here is a short summation of how the E-PL6 scores vs the GH5 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN E-PL6 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH5. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-PL6 Gallery & Panasonic GH5 Gallery.

In case you're looking to travel with your camera frequently, you'll have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-PL6 provides outside measurements of 111mm x 64mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.5") along with a weight of 325 grams (0.72 lbs) and the Panasonic GH5 has dimensions of 139mm x 98mm x 87mm (5.5" x 3.9" x 3.4") accompanied by a weight of 725 grams (1.60 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have attached at that time. The following is a front view scale comparison of the E-PL6 vs the GH5.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-PL6 and GH5 is 88 and 59 respectively.

Normally, it is tough to visualise the gap in sensor dimensions purely by researching specs. The pic here will help provide you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-PL6 and GH5.

All in all, both of the cameras come with the identical sensor size albeit not the same resolution. You can expect the Panasonic GH5 to render extra detail using its extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop shots a good deal more aggressively. The more aged E-PL6 will be behind in sensor innovation.