Olympus PEN E-P5 vs. Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake

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Detailed comparison and review of Olympus PEN E-P5 and Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare design, sensors, proximity characteristics, memory capacities, but also other key features of both cameras and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the camera that best fits your needs and expectations.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Olympus PEN E-P5 vs. Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus PEN E-P5 Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake lens
Height 6.89 cm 6.8 cm
Width 12.23 cm 11.71 cm
Depth 3.72 cm 3.9 cm
Weight 378 g 332 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 332 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 380 g
Body Material Metal -
Enclosure Colour Black | Silver | White Brown | White
Optical Zoom - 3x
SENSOR Olympus PEN E-P5 Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Sensor Resolution 16.1 Megapixel 16.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Live MOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 16,100,000 pixels 17,200,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 17,200,000 pixels 16,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm) Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser Optical (image sensor shift mechanism) Optical (3-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Olympus PEN E-P5 Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Image Processor TruePic VI TruePic VIII
LENS Olympus PEN E-P5 Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Type - Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 14 - 42 mm - f/3.5-5.6 ED EZ
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 28 - 84mm
Focus Adjustment - Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 20 cm
Max View Angle - 75 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment - Manual (by ring)
Lens Construction - 7 groups / 8 elements
Filter Size - 37 mm
Lens Mounting Type Micro Four Thirds Micro Four Thirds
Features - ED glass, aspherical lens, Zoom Maximum Speed Adjustment, MSC technology, Super HR (High Refractive) index lens, Lens Barrel Retraction Function
FOCUSING Olympus PEN E-P5 Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 35 121
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Subject-tracking AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF
Face Detection Yes Yes
VIEWFINDER Olympus PEN E-P5 Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Viewfinder Type Built-in - electronic -
Field of View Crop Factor 2 2
Interchangeable Yes -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus PEN E-P5 Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
ISO (Max) 25600 25600
Native ISO - 100-6400
Extended ISO (Max) - 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO 200-25600, ISO auto (200-25600) ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (100-25600)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, highlight spot, shadow spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, highlight spot, shadow spot
Exposure Metering Zones 324 324
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Art Filter bracketing, ISO sensitivity bracketing -
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, beach/snow, landscape-portrait, Children, fireworks, 3D image, panorama assist, night scene, sports mode, sunset, candle, high key, night scene with portrait, underwater macro, underwater wide, low key, documents, nature macro, e-portrait, fisheye converter, wide converter, macro converter -
Special Effects Sepia, Monotone, Black & White Red filter, Black & White Yellow filter, Vivid, purple, blue, green, Black & White Orange filter, soft focus, natural, Black & White Green filter, Muted, portrait, Water Colour, Diorama, Cross Process, Grainy Film, Light Tone, Pop Art, Pale & Light Colour, pin hole, Gentle Sepia, i-Enhance, Dramatic Tone, High Key, Low Key, Key Line Soft focus, Water Colour, Diorama, Cross Process, partial colour, Grainy Film, Light Tone, Pop Art, Pale & Light Colour, pin hole, Gentle Sepia, Dramatic Tone, Bleach Bypass, Key Line, Vintage, Instant Film
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, sunlight, tungsten light, Flash, shade, overcast, Underwater, 2000K - 14000K 2000K - 14000K
Shutter Type - Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/16000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 sec 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 7 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 EV steps -
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
X-sync Speed 1/320 sec -
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) EV -2-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Olympus PEN E-P5 Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,037,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Folding
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control, display colour control, Touch AF Display brightness control, display colour control
FLASH Olympus PEN E-P5 Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 7 5.4
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control, flash exposure bracketing Flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus PEN E-P5 Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Digital Video Format MPEG-4, MJPEG H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - PCM, WAV
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control
MEMORY Olympus PEN E-P5 Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card - 64 GB SDXC
Memory Card Included - Yes
Image Storage RAW 4608 x 3456 - 17 MB
JPEG 4608 x 3456 - 7.5 MB
JPEG 4608 x 3456 - 3.5 MB
JPEG 2560 x 1920 - 1.1 MB
JPEG 1024 x 768 - 0.3 MB
RAW 4608 x 3456
JPEG 4608 x 3456
JPEG 3200 x 2400
JPEG 1280 x 960
Video Capture MPEG-4 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 20Mbps
MPEG-4 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 17Mbps
MPEG-4 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps - 13Mbps
MPEG-4 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps - 10Mbps
MJPEG - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
MJPEG - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
MJPEG - 1280 x 720 - 10 fps - Time-Lapse mode
MOV - 3840 x 2160 p
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p
MOV - 1280 x 720 p
BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus PEN E-P5 Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Battery Type Olympus BLN-1 Lithium Ion Olympus BLS-50 Lithium Ion
Details Olympus BLN-1 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Olympus BLS-50 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 330 shots Photo shooting - 350 shots
Video recording - 140 minutes
CONNECTIONS Olympus PEN E-P5 Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0
Connectivity Features Remote live view Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, QR code scanning
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching Exif Print support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Olympus PEN E-P5 Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec, 1 - 30 sec 2sec, 12sec, 1 - 30 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 5 frames per second, 4.5 frames per second, 9 frames per second 6.1 frames per second, 8.6 frames per second, 4.8 frames per second, 14.1 frames per second
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, sharpness control, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, Shadow Adjustment Technology, Eye-Fi Card Ready, Touch Shutter technology, Time-Lapse recording, GPS via mobile Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, Full-time Live View
OTHERS Olympus PEN E-P5 Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, audio / video cable Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, carrying bag
Software Drivers & Utilities, Olympus Viewer 3 -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support - Limited warranty - 2 years
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