Olympus OM-D E-M5

The Olympus OM-D E-M5 is a mirrorless camera launched on 30/04/2012.

Technically speaking, the Olympus OM-D E-M5 ranks in the average of its category, scoring 54 overall. The Olympus OM-D E-M5 weights 425 gr and spans 122 x 89 x 43 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, the Olympus OM-D E-M5 behaves better than average in its category for:

• Versatility - Score 85, ranks in the category best 25%.

On the contrary, the performance of Olympus OM-D E-M5 is below the category average in:

• Image Quality - Score 42, ranks among the worst 25% of its category.
• Speed Performance - Score 39, ranks among the worst 44% of its category.
• Comfort - Score 64, ranks among the worst 27% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait - Suboptimal, score 42, ranks 20% in its category. Olympus OM-D E-M5 is not the best choice for Portrait photography; if Portrait is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Landscape - Good, score 42, ranks in the best 72% of its category. Olympus OM-D E-M5 works well for Landscape photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Sport - Good, score 52, ranks in the best 46% of its category. Olympus OM-D E-M5 works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Street - Good, score 62, ranks in the best 52% of its category. Olympus OM-D E-M5 works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Everyday - Good, score 64, ranks in the best 46% of its category. Olympus OM-D E-M5 works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.