Compare Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III vs Olympus PEN E-PL8
Connectivity
Ports
HDMI + Microphone + Remote Control + USB 2.0
HDMI + Remote Control + USB 2.0
Wireless Connectivity
802.11b/g/n + Bluetooth
802.11b/g/n
Construction
Form Factor
Mirrorless camera
Mirrorless camera
Image Size
Four Thirds (17.4 x 13 mm)
Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm)
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Microphone
Stereo
Stereo
Sensor | Resolution
20 MP (5184 x 3888)
16 MP (4608 x 3456)
Sensor | Type
CMOS
CMOS
Speakers
Mono
Mono
Dimensions
Size | Depth
50 mm / 1.97 in
38 mm / 1.50 in
Size | Height
85 mm / 3.35 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Width
125 mm / 4.92 in
115 mm / 4.53 in
Weight
414 g / 14.63 oz
357 g / 12.61 oz
Display
Display Diagonal
3 inch
3 inch
Display Type
Fully articulated TFT LCD
Tilting TFT-LCD
Resolution
1,040,000 dots
1,037,000 dots
Viewfinder | Coverage
100%
Viewfinder | Magnification
1.37x
Viewfinder | Resolution
2,360,000 dots
Viewfinder | Type
Electronic
None
Function
AE Bracketing
±5 (2, 3, 5 frames at 1/3 EV, 2/3 EV, 1 EV steps)
±5 (2, 3, 5, 7 frames at 1/3 EV, 2/3 EV, 1 EV steps)
Autofocus
121 focus points
81 focus points
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
Exposure Compensation
±5 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 1 EV steps)
±5 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 1 EV steps)
Exposure Mode
Auto / Aperture Priority / Shutter Priority / Manual
Auto / Aperture Priority / Shutter Priority / Manual
GPS
No
No
ISO Range
200 ~ 25600, expands to 64 ~ 25600
200 ~ 25600
Image Stabilization
5-axis, 6.5 stops
3.5 stops
Intervalometer
Yes
Yes
Processor
TruePic VIII
TruePic VII
Touch Screen
Yes
Yes
Video Codecs
MPEG-4, H.264
H.264, Motion JPEG
Weather Resistance
Yes
No
Performance
Battery Life
310 shots
350 shots
Max Burst Rate
30.0 fps
8.0 fps
Shutter Speed
1/32000 s (electronic) / 1/8000 s (mechanical) ~ 60 s
Storage
SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-II supported)
SD/SDHC/SDXC card
Production
Battery
BLS-50 lithium-ion battery & charger
BLS-50 lithium-ion battery & charger
Debut
2019-10-17
2016-09-19
Reviews
Neofiliac score
65%
41%
Pros
- Fully articulated LCD
- 6.5 stops of IBIS
- Extraordinary 30.0 fps burst rate
- Rather compact
- Quite light
- Weather-sealed
- Viewfinder with great 1.37x magnification
- Supports both WiFi and Bluetooth
- Exceptionally compact
- Very light
Cons
- Poor battery life
- 200 base ISO
- Low 20 MP resolution
- Low resolution EVF
- 200 base ISO
- Low 8.0 fps burst rate
- Low 16 MP resolution
- Lacks weather sealing
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