Sony NEX-5T
Mirrorless Camera
 vs Olympus E-PL5
Mirrorless Camera

What’s good about the Sony Alpha NEX-5T

Best price $350
  • Weighs a little bit less than the E-PL5 9.7 oz vs 11.5 oz
  • Significantly larger image sensor 367 mm² vs 225 mm²
  • Higher resolution rear screen 921k dots vs 460k dots
  • Newer camera August 2013 vs September 2012
  • Better video capture 1080p 60fps vs 1080p 30fps
  • Faster continuous shooting speed 10 shots per sec vs 8 shots per sec
  • Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities E-PL5 does not have Wi-Fi
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What’s good about the Olympus E-PL5

Best price
$239
  • Cheaper street price $239 vs $350
  • Has longer exposure available 60 seconds vs 30 seconds
  • Has 3D capture capabilities NEX-5T does not have 3D
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What the Sony NEX-5T and Olympus E-PL5 have in common

  • Similar Body sizes 16 in³ vs 17 in³
  • Similar sensor resolutions 16.1 MP
  • The same maximum ISO setting 25600 ISO
  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″
  • interchangeable lenses
  • HDR processing
  • HDMI port
  • panorama mode
  • RAW capture
  • hot shoe
  • flip out viewscreen

What’s missing from both the Sony NEX-5T and the Olympus E-PL5

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