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Olympus VH-515 vs Panasonic FP5

Portability
95
Imaging
36
Features
34
Overall
35
Olympus VH-515 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP5 front
Portability
95
Imaging
37
Features
33
Overall
35

Olympus VH-515 vs Panasonic FP5 Key Specs

Olympus VH-515
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 1600
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 26-130mm (F2.8-6.5) lens
  • 152g - 102 x 60 x 21mm
  • Launched August 2012
Panasonic FP5
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 35-140mm (F3.5-5.9) lens
  • 141g - 101 x 59 x 18mm
  • Launched January 2011
Photography Glossary

Olympus VH-515 vs Panasonic FP5 Overview

Let's look more closely at the Olympus VH-515 vs Panasonic FP5, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Ultracompact by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. The sensor resolution of the VH-515 (12MP) and the FP5 (14MP) is pretty comparable and both cameras posses the identical sensor size (1/2.3").

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The VH-515 was released 20 months later than the FP5 which makes them a generation apart from one another. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus VH-515 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic FP5 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving right into a more detailed comparison, here is a quick overview of how the VH-515 grades against the FP5 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Olympus VH-515 over the Panasonic FP5

 VH-515 FP5 
LaunchedAugust 2012January 2011More recent by 20 months
Screen resolution460k230kCrisper screen (+230k dot)

Reasons to pick Panasonic FP5 over the Olympus VH-515

 FP5 VH-515 

Common features in the Olympus VH-515 and Panasonic FP5

 VH-515 FP5 
Manually focus Lack of manual focusing
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Screen size3"3"Same screen size
Selfie screen Neither provides selfie screen
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Olympus VH-515 vs Panasonic FP5 Physical Comparison

When you are going to lug around your camera frequently, you have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus VH-515 provides outer dimensions of 102mm x 60mm x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs) whilst the Panasonic FP5 has dimensions of 101mm x 59mm x 18mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 0.7") with a weight of 141 grams (0.31 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus VH-515 vs Panasonic FP5 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are employing at that time. Below is a front view over all size comparison of the VH-515 and the FP5.

Olympus VH-515 vs Panasonic FP5 size comparison

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the VH-515 and FP5 is 95 and 95 respectively.

Olympus VH-515 vs Panasonic FP5 top view buttons comparison

Olympus VH-515 vs Panasonic FP5 Sensor Comparison

Normally, it's difficult to visualise the gap in sensor measurements just by seeing specs. The graphic here will help offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the VH-515 and FP5.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras come with the identical sensor size albeit not the same resolution. You should expect the Panasonic FP5 to provide extra detail as a result of its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The newer VH-515 will have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.

Olympus VH-515 vs Panasonic FP5 sensor size comparison

Olympus VH-515 vs Panasonic FP5 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus VH-515 vs Panasonic FP5 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus VH-515 Portrait photography features
Panasonic FP5 Portrait photography features
27
comes with face detection focus
lack of manual focus
lack of manual exposure
no external flash support
sensor resolution low (12MP)
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
33
megapixel count decent (14MP)
offers face detect autofocus
lack of manual focus
no manual control
can't use external flash
small sensor size (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
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Street Comparison

Olympus VH-515 Street photography highlights
Panasonic FP5 Street photography highlights
62
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
features focus by touch
no moving screen
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
63
has image stabilization (Optical)
includes touch to focus
no articulating screen
small sensor size (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Olympus VH-515
Sports photography with Panasonic FP5
32
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
comes with tracking autofocus
very slow continuous shooting (2.0 fps)
no shutter priority mode
sensor resolution low (12 megapixels)
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
lacks phase detect auto focus
43
has image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count decent (14 megapixels)
offers tracking focus
better than average battery (260 shots)
slow continuous shooting (6.0 frames/s)
lack of shutter priority mode
small sensor size (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus VH-515 Travel photography information
Panasonic FP5 Travel photography information
62
features focus by touch
flash built-in
fairly wide (26mm)
doesn't have Time Lapse recording
sensor resolution low (12 megapixels)
does not offer selfie friendly display
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
65
better than average battery (260 CIPA)
includes touch to focus
megapixel count decent (14MP)
has built in flash
missing Timelapse recording
doesn't contain selfie friendly screen
wide angle not good (35mm)
slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus VH-515 Landscape photography factors
Panasonic FP5 Landscape photography factors
37
fairly wide (26mm)
screen size is good (3")
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
lack of manual focus
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
lack of manual exposure
sensor resolution low (12 megapixels)
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
doesn't have Time Lapse recording
40
pretty good screen size (3 inch)
has image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count decent (14MP)
better than average battery (260 per charge)
lack of manual focus
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
wide angle not good (35mm)
slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
no manual control
small sensor size (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
missing Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus VH-515 Vlogging information
Panasonic FP5 Vlogging information
35
fairly wide (26mm)
touchscreen functionality
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
comes with face detection focus
video res high (1920 x 1080 resolution)
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
does not offer selfie friendly display
doesn't have external mic support
30
touchscreen enabled
has image stabilization (Optical)
offers face detect autofocus
wide angle not good (35mm)
slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
doesn't contain selfie friendly screen
video res low (1280 x 720 pixels)
missing microphone port
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Olympus VH-515 vs Panasonic FP5 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus VH-515 and Panasonic FP5
 Olympus VH-515Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP5
General Information
Company Olympus Panasonic
Model Olympus VH-515 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP5
Type Small Sensor Compact Ultracompact
Launched 2012-08-21 2011-01-05
Body design Compact Ultracompact
Sensor Information
Processor Chip TruePic III+ Venus Engine IV
Sensor type BSI-CMOS CCD
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 6.17 x 4.55mm 6.08 x 4.56mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 27.7mm²
Sensor resolution 12MP 14MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest resolution 4608 x 3456 4320 x 3240
Highest native ISO 1600 6400
Lowest native ISO 100 100
RAW data
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch focus
Continuous AF
Single AF
Tracking AF
AF selectice
Center weighted AF
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Number of focus points - 11
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 26-130mm (5.0x) 35-140mm (4.0x)
Maximum aperture f/2.8-6.5 f/3.5-5.9
Macro focus range 5cm 10cm
Crop factor 5.8 5.9
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 3" 3"
Resolution of screen 460k dot 230k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Screen tech TFT Color LCD TFT Touch Screen LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None None
Features
Slowest shutter speed 4 seconds 60 seconds
Maximum shutter speed 1/2000 seconds 1/1600 seconds
Continuous shooting speed 2.0 frames/s 6.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range 4.70 m 4.90 m
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye reduction
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30,15 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 180 (30,15 fps) 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps)
Highest video resolution 1920x1080 1280x720
Video file format MPEG-4, H.264 Motion JPEG
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
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 152g (0.34 lbs) 141g (0.31 lbs)
Physical dimensions 102 x 60 x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") 101 x 59 x 18mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 0.7")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life - 260 photographs
Battery form - Battery Pack
Battery model LI-50B -
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal
Storage slots Single Single
Price at launch $648 $199