Olympus PEN E-P5

The Olympus PEN E-P5 is a mirrorless camera launched on 10/03/2013.

Technically speaking, the Olympus PEN E-P5 ranks in the average of its category, scoring 53 overall. The Olympus PEN E-P5 weights 420 gr and spans 122 x 69 x 37 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 PEN E-P5 behaves better than average in its category for:

• Comfort - Score 71, ranks in the category best 34%.
• Versatility - Score 74, ranks in the category best 40%.

On the contrary, the performance of Olympus PEN E-P5 is below the category average in:

• Image Quality - Score 42, ranks among the worst 25% of its category.
• Speed Performance - Score 38, ranks among the worst 41% 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 - Good, score 44, ranks in the best 71% of its category. Olympus PEN E-P5 works well for Portrait photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Landscape - Good, score 42, ranks in the best 73% of its category. Olympus PEN E-P5 works well for Landscape photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Sport - Good, score 50, ranks in the best 55% of its category. Olympus PEN E-P5 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 48% of its category. Olympus PEN E-P5 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 44% of its category. Olympus PEN E-P5 works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.

Last but not least, the price. You can find the Olympus PEN E-P5 sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 598.0 CAD and 898.0 CAD, which is in the average for this camera category.

Overall, Olympus PEN E-P5 is a good value for money. However, alternatives are also available, which you may want to take into consideration before taking the final decision. Click here to see alternative options.