Olympus E-PM1
Mirrorless Camera
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Olympus E-PL5
Mirrorless Camera
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What’s good about the Olympus PEN E-PM1
Best price
$240
- Weighs a little bit less than the E-PL5 7.65 oz vs 11.5 oz
- Smaller body size 14 in³ vs 17 in³
- 39% more battery life 500 shots vs 360 shots
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Olympus PEN E-PM1
What’s good about the Olympus E-PL5
Best price
$239
$239
- Higher sensor resolution 16.1 MP vs 12.3 MP
- Better light sensitivity by 1 f-stop 25,600 ISO vs 12,800 ISO
- Newer camera September 2012 vs October 2011
- Faster continuous shooting speed 8 shots per sec vs 6 shots per sec
- Viewscreen flips out E-PM1 does not have a flip out viewscreen
- Has HDR on-board E-PM1 does not have HDR
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Olympus E-PL5
What the Olympus E-PM1 and Olympus E-PL5 have in common
- Similar street prices $240 vs $239
- Similar image sensor size 225 in²
- Similar viewscreen resolutions 460k dots
- Same viewscreen size 3.0″
- Same quality video capture 1080p 30fps
- interchangeable lenses
- HDMI port
- 3D capture
- panorama mode
- RAW capture
- hot shoe
What’s missing from both the Olympus E-PM1 and the Olympus E-PL5
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No GPS tagging -
No waterproof housing -
No external microphone jack -
No Wi-Fi