Olympus E-PL1
Mirrorless Camera
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Olympus E-PL5
Mirrorless Camera
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What’s good about the Olympus E-PL5
Best price
$239
$239
- Smaller body size 17 in³ vs 21 in³
- 24% more battery life 360 shots vs 290 shots
- Significantly cheaper street price $239 vs $599
- Higher sensor resolution 16.1 MP vs 12.3 MP
- Higher resolution rear screen 460k dots vs 230k dots
- Better light sensitivity by 3 f-stops 25,600 ISO vs 3,200 ISO
- Newer camera September 2012 vs March 2010
- Bigger rear viewscreen 3.0″ vs 2.7″
- 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-PL1 does not have a flip out viewscreen
- Has HDR on-board E-PL1 does not have HDR
- Has panorama image capture E-PL1 does not have panorama
- Has 3D capture capabilities E-PL1 does not have 3D
Find out more about the
Olympus E-PL5
What the Olympus E-PL1 and Olympus E-PL5 have in common
- Weigh about the same 12.13 oz vs 11.5 oz
- Similar image sensor size 225 in²
- interchangeable lenses
- HDMI port
- RAW capture
- hot shoe
What’s missing from both the Olympus E-PL1 and the Olympus E-PL5
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No GPS tagging -
No waterproof housing -
No external microphone jack -
No Wi-Fi