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Fujifilm X-T1 vs Olympus OM-D E-M5

4.66 in
3.54 in
Fujifilm X-T1 Digital Camera
Fujifilm X-T1
4.76 in
3.53 in
Olympus OM-D E-M5 Digital Camera
Olympus OM-D E-M5
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
49
4.5 out of 5
21 user ratings
5 stars
57 %
4 stars
38 %
3 stars
4 %
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64
4.2 out of 5
29 user ratings
5 stars
41 %
4 stars
48 %
3 stars
10 %
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User rating
34
4.1 out of 5
34 user ratings
5 stars
38 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
23 %
2 stars
2 %
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38
4.3 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
44 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
7 %
2 stars
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Full Comparison

Sensor

Fujifilm X-T1Fujifilm X-T1
Olympus OM-D E-M5Olympus OM-D E-M5
Sensor typeCMOS IILive MOS
Image sensor formatAPS-CFour Thirds
Sensor size0.93 in0.68 in
Sensor photo detectors17.0 Mpx17.0 Mpx
Effective pixels16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 1:1
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution4896 x 3264 px4608 x 3456 px
ProcessorEXR IITruePic VI

Image

Fujifilm X-T1Fujifilm X-T1
Olympus OM-D E-M5Olympus OM-D E-M5
ISO
  • 200
  • 6400
  • 100
  • 200
  • 1600
  • 25600
  • Auto
ISO Autonoyes
ISO minimum100100
ISO maximum5120025600
Maximum image resolution4896 x 3264 px4608 x 3456 px
White balance presets812
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent L
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Sunny
  • Tungsten
  • Underwater
Custom white balanceyesyes
Supported image file formatsJPGJPG
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
  • Art
  • Black&White
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryesyes
Image stabilization typeNoSensor-shift
Supported aspect ratios
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 3:2
  • 3:4
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
Uncompressed formatRAWRAW
HDRnoyes
AEB/HDR supportyesyes

Optics and focus

Fujifilm X-T1Fujifilm X-T1
Olympus OM-D E-M5Olympus OM-D E-M5
Lens mountFujifilm XMicro Four Thirds
Magnification (Crop factor)1.5 x2.0 x
Maximum aperture3.53.5
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLamp
Focus adjustmentAutoAuto/Manual
Contrast autofocusyesyes
Contrast adjustmentyesyes
Autofocus in recording modeyesyes
Focal length multiplier1.5x2x
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Face tracking
  • Single Auto Focus
Manual focusyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyes
Image stabiliserLens based onlyBuilt-in
Filter diameter2.28 in2.05 in
Phase detection autofocusyesno

Screen and viewfinder

Fujifilm X-T1Fujifilm X-T1
Olympus OM-D E-M5Olympus OM-D E-M5
Screen size3.0 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDyesyes
Screen technologyLCDOLED
Display aspect ratio3:23:2
Screen dots1040000610000
Touch screennoyes
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %
Live viewyesyes
ViewfinderHybridElectronic
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder resolution2360000.0 px1440000.0 px
Viewfinder magnification0.77 x1.15 x
Dioptre correctionyesyes
Diopter adjustment (D-D)4 - 24 - 2
Separate info displaynono
Second displaynono

Photography features

Fujifilm X-T1Fujifilm X-T1
Olympus OM-D E-M5Olympus OM-D E-M5
Camera shutter type
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
Electronic
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s60.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyes
Manual exposure modeyesyes
Exposure compensation plus33
Exposure compensation minus-3-3
Expousure compensation steps1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1
AE EV steps
  • 1/3
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
Continuous shootingyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 12
Histogramyesyes
WB BracketingYes
Yes
Flash sync speed1/180s1/250s
Built-in flashnoyes
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Forced OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
External flash connectionHot shoeHot shoe
External flashyesyes
Continuous drive8.0 fps9.0 fps
Self-timeryesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settingsyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 10
  • 2
  • 2
  • 12
Speed (JPEG)8.0 fps9.0 fps
Speed (RAW)8.0 fps9.0 fps

Videography features

Fujifilm X-T1Fujifilm X-T1
Olympus OM-D E-M5Olympus OM-D E-M5
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
HD typeFull HDFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • AVCHD
  • AVI
  • M-JPEG
  • MOV
Camera playbackSlide show
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 10801920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)60.0 fps30.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)60.0 fps30.0 fps

Audio features

Fujifilm X-T1Fujifilm X-T1
Olympus OM-D E-M5Olympus OM-D E-M5
Built-in microphoneyesyes
Microphone typeStereoStereo
Speaker typeMonoMono
Voice recordingyesyes
Supported audio file formatsLPCMPCM

Design

Fujifilm X-T1Fujifilm X-T1
Olympus OM-D E-M5Olympus OM-D E-M5
Body typeSLRMILC
Body materialAluminum-magnesiumMagnesium
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Graphite,Silver
  • Black
  • Black,Silver
  • Silver
Anti-dust systemyesyes
Environmentally sealedyesyes

Dimensions

Fujifilm X-T1Fujifilm X-T1
Olympus OM-D E-M5Olympus OM-D E-M5
Weight13.76 oz13.16 oz
Width4.66 in4.76 in
Height3.54 in3.53 in
Depth1.84 in1.65 in

Storage

Fujifilm X-T1Fujifilm X-T1
Olympus OM-D E-M5Olympus OM-D E-M5
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Eye-Fi
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots11
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Camera file system
  • DPOF
  • RAW
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.2
  • RAW

Power

Fujifilm X-T1Fujifilm X-T1
Olympus OM-D E-M5Olympus OM-D E-M5
Power source typeBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)350330
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Number of batteries supported11

Connectivity

Fujifilm X-T1Fujifilm X-T1
Olympus OM-D E-M5Olympus OM-D E-M5
HDMIyesyes
HDMI connector typeMiniMicro
USB portyesyes
USB version2.02.0
WirelessBuilt-InEye-Fi Connected
Remote controlyesyes
NFCnono
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesno
Bluetoothnoyes
Firewirenono

Other features

Fujifilm X-T1Fujifilm X-T1
Olympus OM-D E-M5Olympus OM-D E-M5
Timelapse recordingyesno
GPSnono
Energy Star certifiednono
Tripod mounting supportedyesyes
Image editing modes
  • Crop
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Resizing
  • Trimming

Pros & Cons

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