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Olympus E-5 vs Olympus E-510

5.61 in
4.59 in
Olympus E-5 Digital Camera
Olympus E-5
5.35 in
3.6 in
Olympus E-510 Digital Camera
Olympus E-510
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
17
3.8 out of 5
9 user ratings
5 stars
11 %
4 stars
55 %
3 stars
33 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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17
4.1 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
66 %
4 stars
16 %
3 stars
16 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
39
4.0 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
30 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
33 %
2 stars
0 %
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0 %
45
4.1 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
48 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
0 %
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Sensor

Olympus E-5Olympus E-5
Olympus E-510Olympus E-510
Sensor typeLive MOSCMOS
Image sensor formatFour ThirdsFour Thirds
Sensor size0.68 in0.68 in
Sensor photo detectors13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Effective pixels12.0 Mpx10.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
4:3
Max resolution4032 x 3024 px3648 x 2736 px
Other resolutions
  • 3200x2400
  • 2560x1920
  • 1600x1200
  • 1280x960
  • 1024x960
  • 640x480
  • 3200x2400
  • 2560x1920
  • 1600x1200
  • 1280x960
  • 1024x768
  • 640x480

Image

Olympus E-5Olympus E-5
Olympus E-510Olympus E-510
ISO
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
1600
ISO Autoyesyes
ISO minimum100100
ISO maximum64001600
Maximum image resolution4032 x 3024 px3648 x 2736 px
White balance presets88
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Custom
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
Custom white balanceyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPEG
  • RAW
  • JPEG
  • RAW
  • TIFF
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Muted
  • Negative film
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryesyes
Image stabilization typeSensor-shiftSensor-shift
Supported aspect ratios
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
4:3
Uncompressed formatRAWRAW
HDRnono
AEB/HDR supportyesyes

Optics and focus

Olympus E-5Olympus E-5
Olympus E-510Olympus E-510
Lens mountFour ThirdsFour Thirds
Magnification (Crop factor)2.0 x2.0 x
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)FlashFlash
Contrast autofocusyesno
Contrast adjustmentyesyes
Focal length multiplier2x2x
Autofocus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face tracking
  • Monitoring Auto Focus
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous
  • Single
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyes
Manual focusyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyes
Number of focus points113
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)113
Image stabiliserBuilt-inBuilt-in
Phase detection autofocusyesyes

Screen and viewfinder

Olympus E-5Olympus E-5
Olympus E-510Olympus E-510
Screen size2.7 in2.5 in
Articulated LCDyesno
Screen technologyLCDLCD
Screen dots920000230000
Touch screennono
Live viewyesyes
ViewfinderOptical
Optical
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %95.0 %
Viewfinder magnification1.15 x0.92 x
Separate info displayyesno

Photography features

Olympus E-5Olympus E-5
Olympus E-510Olympus E-510
Camera shutter typeMechanicalElectronic
Minimum shutter speed60.0 s60.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyes
Number of exposures23
Exposure compensation plus55
Exposure compensation minus-5-5
Expousure compensation steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1
1/3
Continuous shootingyesyes
Self-timer delay2.0 s12.0 s
Flash sync speed1/250s1/180s
Built-in flashyesyes
Flash range1812
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Manual
  • Pre-flash
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Suppressed Flash
  • Auto
  • Fill-in Flash
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flash connection
  • Hot shoe
  • PC terminal
Hot shoe
External flashyesyes
Continuous drive5.0 fps3.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Portrait
  • self-portrait
  • Landscape
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Documents
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Night landscape
  • Night portrait
  • Panorama
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyes
Manual settingsyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 12
  • 2
  • 12
Speed (JPEG)5.0 fps3.0 fps
Speed (RAW)5.0 fps3.0 fps
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 1.0±EV0.3 - 1.0±EV

Videography features

Olympus E-5Olympus E-5
Olympus E-510Olympus E-510
Video recordingyesno

Design

Olympus E-5Olympus E-5
Olympus E-510Olympus E-510
Body typeSLRMid-size SLR
Body materialPolyesterPlastic
Colour of productBlackBlack
Anti-dust systemyesyes
Environmentally sealedyesno

Dimensions

Olympus E-5Olympus E-5
Olympus E-510Olympus E-510
Weight28.22 oz16.23 oz
Width5.61 in5.35 in
Height4.59 in3.6 in
Depth2.93 in2.2 in

Storage

Olympus E-5Olympus E-5
Olympus E-510Olympus E-510
Compatible memory cards
  • CF
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • CF
  • MicroDrive
  • xD
Storage types
  • Compact Flash Type I/II
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Compact Flash Type I/II
  • xD Picture Card

Power

Olympus E-5Olympus E-5
Olympus E-510Olympus E-510
Battery life (CIPA)870650
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion

Connectivity

Olympus E-5Olympus E-5
Olympus E-510Olympus E-510
HDMIyesno
USB version2.02.0
DC-in jackyesno
Remote controlyesyes
PictBridgeyesno
NFCnono
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)nono
Firewirenono

Other features

Olympus E-5Olympus E-5
Olympus E-510Olympus E-510
GPSnono
Orientation sensoryesyes

Pros & Cons

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      Cons

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