Olympus E-PL5
Mirrorless Camera
 vs Sony a5000
Mirrorless Camera

What’s good about the Olympus E-PL5

Best price $239
  • Significantly cheaper street price $239 vs $448
  • 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 3 shots per sec
  • Has a flash hot shoe connector a5000 does not
  • Has 3D capture capabilities a5000 does not have 3D
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What’s good about the Sony Alpha a5000

Best price
$448
  • Weighs a little bit less than the E-PL5 9.5 oz vs 11.5 oz
  • 17% more battery life 420 shots vs 360 shots
  • Higher sensor resolution 20.1 MP vs 16.1 MP
  • Significantly larger image sensor 367 mm² vs 225 mm²
  • Newer camera March 2014 vs September 2012
  • Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities E-PL5 does not have Wi-Fi
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What the Olympus E-PL5 and Sony a5000 have in common

  • Similar Body sizes 17 in³ vs 15 in³
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 460k dots
  • 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 a5000

  • No GPS tagging
  • No waterproof housing
  • No external microphone jack
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