FujiFilm X-M1
Mirrorless Camera
vs Olympus E-M5
Mirrorless Camera

What’s good about the FujiFilm X-M1

Best price $900
  • Weighs a little bit less than the E-M5 11.6 oz vs 15 oz
  • Smaller body size 18 in³ vs 29 in³
  • Slightly cheaper street price $900 vs $999
  • Significantly larger image sensor 368 mm² vs 225 mm²
  • Higher resolution rear screen 920k dots vs 610k dots
  • Newer camera July 2013 vs May 2012
  • Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities E-M5 does not have Wi-Fi

What’s good about the Olympus OM-D E-M5

Best price
$999
  • Faster continuous shooting speed 9 shots per sec vs 6 shots per sec
  • Has panorama image capture X-M1 does not have panorama
  • Has a waterproof camera body X-M1 does not
  • Has 3D capture capabilities X-M1 does not have 3D

What the FujiFilm X-M1 and Olympus E-M5 have in common

  • Similar sensor resolutions 16.3 MP vs 16.1 MP
  • The same maximum ISO setting 25600 ISO
  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″
  • Same quality video capture 1080p 30fps
  • interchangeable lenses
  • HDMI port
  • RAW capture
  • hot shoe
  • flip out viewscreen

What’s missing from both the FujiFilm X-M1 and the Olympus E-M5

  • No HDR processing
  • No GPS tagging
  • No external microphone jack

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