Olympus E-PL5
Mirrorless Camera
 vs Panasonic GX1
Mirrorless Camera

What’s good about the Olympus E-PL5

Best price $239
  • Smaller body size 17 in³ vs 19 in³
  • Significantly cheaper street price $239 vs $538
  • Better light sensitivity by 1 f-stop 25,600 ISO vs 12,800 ISO
  • Newer camera September 2012 vs December 2011
  • Has HDR on-board GX1 does not have HDR
  • Has panorama image capture GX1 does not have panorama
  • Has 3D capture capabilities GX1 does not have 3D
Find out more about the Olympus E-PL5

What’s good about the Panasonic Lumix DMC GX1

Best price
$538
  • Faster continuous shooting speed 20 shots per sec vs 8 shots per sec
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What the Olympus E-PL5 and Panasonic GX1 have in common

  • Weigh about the same 11.5 oz vs 11.22 oz
  • Similar sensor resolutions 16.1 MP vs 16 MP
  • 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
  • RAW capture
  • hot shoe

What’s missing from both the Olympus E-PL5 and the Panasonic GX1

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