Sony NEX-5T
Mirrorless Camera
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Olympus E-M5
Mirrorless Camera
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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
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Sony Alpha NEX-5T
What’s good about the Olympus OM-D E-M5
Best price
$999
$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
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Olympus OM-D E-M5
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
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No GPS tagging -
No external microphone jack