Sony NEX-5T
Mirrorless Camera
vs Olympus E-M5
Mirrorless Camera

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

Best price $350
  • Weighs a little bit less than the E-M5 9.7 oz vs 15 oz
  • Significantly smaller body size 16 in³ vs 29 in³
  • Significantly cheaper street price $350 vs $999
  • Significantly larger image sensor 367 mm² vs 225 mm²
  • Higher resolution rear screen 921k dots vs 610k dots
  • Newer camera August 2013 vs May 2012
  • Better video capture 1080p 60fps vs 1080p 30fps
  • Faster continuous shooting speed 10 shots per sec vs 9 shots per sec
  • Has HDR on-board E-M5 does not have HDR
  • Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities E-M5 does not have Wi-Fi

What’s good about the Olympus OM-D E-M5

Best price
$999
  • Has longer exposure available 60 seconds vs 30 seconds
  • Has a waterproof camera body NEX-5T does not
  • Has 3D capture capabilities NEX-5T does not have 3D

What the Sony NEX-5T and Olympus E-M5 have in common

  • Similar sensor resolutions 16.1 MP
  • The same maximum ISO setting 25600 ISO
  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″
  • interchangeable lenses
  • HDMI port
  • panorama mode
  • RAW capture
  • hot shoe
  • flip out viewscreen

What’s missing from both the Sony NEX-5T and the Olympus E-M5

  • No GPS tagging
  • No external microphone jack

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