Olympus PEN E-PL5

The Olympus PEN E-PL5 is a mirrorless camera launched on 09/17/2012.

Technically speaking, the Olympus PEN E-PL5 ranks in the average of its category, scoring 52 overall. The Olympus PEN E-PL5 weights 325 gr and spans 111 x 64 x 38 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-PL5 behaves better than average in its category for:

• Comfort - Score 70, ranks in the category best 41%.

On the contrary, the performance of Olympus PEN E-PL5 is below the category average in:

• Image Quality - Score 42, ranks among the worst 25% of its category.
• Speed Performance - Score 36, ranks among the worst 39% of its category.
• Versatility - Score 68, ranks among the worst 50% 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 19% in its category. Olympus PEN E-PL5 is not the best choice for Portrait photography; if Portrait is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Landscape - Suboptimal, score 40, ranks 21% in its category. Olympus PEN E-PL5 is not the best choice for Landscape photography; if Landscape is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Sport - Good, score 48, ranks in the best 60% of its category. Olympus PEN E-PL5 works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Street - Good, score 60, ranks in the best 58% of its category. Olympus PEN E-PL5 works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Everyday - Good, score 61, ranks in the best 63% of its category. Olympus PEN E-PL5 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-PL5 sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 348.0 CAD and 348.0 CAD, which is well below what you could expect for this camera category.

Overall, Olympus PEN E-PL5 is a great value for money. If this is the kind of camera you are looking for, you should definitely consider buying it.