Olympus E-PL2
Mirrorless Camera
vs Olympus E-PL5
Mirrorless Camera

What’s good about the Olympus E-PL5

Best price
$239
  • Weighs a little bit less than the E-PL2 11.5 oz vs 12.77 oz
  • Smaller body size 17 in³ vs 21 in³
  • 29% more battery life 360 shots vs 280 shots
  • Significantly cheaper street price $239 vs $460
  • Higher sensor resolution 16.1 MP vs 12.3 MP
  • Better light sensitivity by 2 f-stops 25,600 ISO vs 6,400 ISO
  • Newer camera September 2012 vs January 2011
  • Better video capture 1080p 30fps vs 720p 30fps
  • Faster continuous shooting speed 8 shots per sec vs 3 shots per sec
  • Viewscreen flips out E-PL2 does not have a flip out viewscreen
  • Has HDR on-board E-PL2 does not have HDR
  • Has panorama image capture E-PL2 does not have panorama
  • Has 3D capture capabilities E-PL2 does not have 3D

What the Olympus E-PL2 and Olympus E-PL5 have in common

  • Similar image sensor size 225 in²
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 460k dots
  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″
  • interchangeable lenses
  • HDMI port
  • RAW capture
  • hot shoe

What’s missing from both the Olympus E-PL2 and the Olympus E-PL5

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

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