Olympus E-PL5
Mirrorless Camera
vs FujiFilm X-E1
Mirrorless Camera

What’s good about the Olympus E-PL5

Best price $239
  • Smaller body size 17 in³ vs 22 in³
  • Significantly cheaper street price $239 vs $699
  • Has longer exposure available 60 seconds vs 30 seconds
  • Better video capture 1080p 30fps vs 1080p 24fps
  • Faster continuous shooting speed 8 shots per sec vs 6 shots per sec
  • Viewscreen flips out X-E1 does not have a flip out viewscreen
  • Has HDR on-board X-E1 does not have HDR
  • Has 3D capture capabilities X-E1 does not have 3D

What’s good about the FujiFilm X-E1

Best price
$699
  • Significantly larger image sensor 368 mm² vs 225 mm²
  • Has an External Mic jack E-PL5 does not

What the Olympus E-PL5 and FujiFilm X-E1 have in common

  • Weigh about the same 11.5 oz vs 12.3 oz
  • Similar sensor resolutions 16.1 MP vs 16.3 MP
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 460k dots
  • The same maximum ISO setting 25600 ISO
  • Both cameras are the same age September 2012 vs September 2012
  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″ vs 2.8″
  • interchangeable lenses
  • HDMI port
  • panorama mode
  • RAW capture
  • hot shoe

What’s missing from both the Olympus E-PL5 and the FujiFilm X-E1

  • No GPS tagging
  • No waterproof housing
  • No Wi-Fi

Want to compare other cameras?

  • Compare the Olympus E-PL5 to the
  • Compare the FujiFilm X-E1 to the