Olympus PEN E-P5
Mirrorless Camera
vs Canon M EF-M
Mirrorless Camera

What’s good about the Olympus PEN E-P5

Best price $430
  • 43% more battery life 330 shots vs 230 shots
  • Slightly cheaper street price $430 vs $469
  • Has longer exposure available 60 seconds vs 30 seconds
  • Newer camera July 2013 vs November 2012
  • Faster continuous shooting speed 9 shots per sec vs 4 shots per sec
  • Viewscreen flips out M EF-M does not have a flip out viewscreen
  • Has panorama image capture M EF-M does not have panorama
  • Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities M EF-M does not have Wi-Fi
  • Has 3D capture capabilities M EF-M does not have 3D

What’s good about the Canon EOS M EF-M

Best price
$469
  • Weighs a little bit less than the PEN E-P5 10.5 oz vs 14.8 oz
  • Smaller body size 14 in³ vs 19 in³
  • Higher sensor resolution 18 MP vs 16.1 MP
  • Significantly larger image sensor 332 mm² vs 225 mm²
  • Has an External Mic jack PEN E-P5 does not

What the Olympus PEN E-P5 and Canon M EF-M have in common

  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 1037k dots vs 1040k dots
  • The same maximum ISO setting 25600 ISO
  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″
  • Same quality video capture 1080p 30fps
  • interchangeable lenses
  • HDR processing
  • HDMI port
  • RAW capture
  • hot shoe

What’s missing from both the Olympus PEN E-P5 and the Canon M EF-M

  • No GPS tagging
  • No waterproof housing

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