Olympus E-PL5
Mirrorless Camera
vs Sony NEX-F3
Mirrorless Camera

What’s good about the Olympus E-PL5

Best price $239
  • Smaller body size 17 in³ vs 20 in³
  • Significantly cheaper street price $239 vs $470
  • Has longer exposure available 60 seconds vs 30 seconds
  • Better light sensitivity by 1 f-stop 25,600 ISO vs 16,000 ISO
  • Faster continuous shooting speed 8 shots per sec vs 6 shots per sec
  • Has a flash hot shoe connector NEX-F3 does not
  • Has 3D capture capabilities NEX-F3 does not have 3D

What’s good about the Sony Alpha NEX-F3

Best price
$470
  • 31% more battery life 470 shots vs 360 shots
  • Significantly larger image sensor 367 mm² vs 225 mm²
  • Higher resolution rear screen 921k dots vs 460k dots

What the Olympus E-PL5 and Sony NEX-F3 have in common

  • Weigh about the same 11.5 oz vs 11.1 oz
  • Similar sensor resolutions 16.1 MP
  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″
  • Same quality video capture 1080p 30fps
  • interchangeable lenses
  • HDR processing
  • HDMI port
  • panorama mode
  • RAW capture
  • flip out viewscreen

What’s missing from both the Olympus E-PL5 and the Sony NEX-F3

  • No GPS tagging
  • No waterproof housing
  • No external microphone jack
  • No Wi-Fi

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