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Olympus OM-D E-M10 vs Sony a5000

4.69 in
3.24 in
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Digital Camera
Olympus OM-D E-M10
4.31 in
1.41 in
Sony a5000 Digital Camera
Sony a5000
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
42
4.2 out of 5
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3.8 out of 5
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38
4.1 out of 5
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5 stars
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3.8 out of 5
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Full Comparison

Sensor

Olympus OM-D E-M10Olympus OM-D E-M10
Sony a5000Sony a5000
Sensor typeLive MOSCMOS
Image sensor formatFour Thirds
Advanced Photo System type-C
Sensor size0.68 in0.91 in
Sensor photo detectors17.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx
Effective pixels16.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 1:1
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution4608 x 3456 px5456 x 3632 px
Other resolutions
  • 3200x2400
  • 1280x960
  • 5456x3064
  • 3872x2576
  • 3872x2176
  • 2736x1824
  • 2736x1536
ProcessorTruePic VIIBIONZ

Image

Olympus OM-D E-M10Olympus OM-D E-M10
Sony a5000Sony a5000
ISO
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 3200
  • 16000
  • Auto
ISO minimum200100
ISO maximum2560016000
Maximum image resolution4608 x 3456 px5456 x 3632 px
White balance presets79
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Sunny
  • Tungsten
  • Underwater
  • Auto
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
Custom white balanceyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • MPO
  • RAW
  • EXIF
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Sepia
  • Black&White
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryesyes
Image stabilization typeSensor-shiftNo
Supported aspect ratios
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 3:4
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Uncompressed formatRAWRAW
HDRyesyes
AEB/HDR supportyesyes

Optics and focus

Olympus OM-D E-M10Olympus OM-D E-M10
Sony a5000Sony a5000
Lens mountMicro Four ThirdsSony E
Optical zoom3.0 x3.0 x
Magnification (Crop factor)2.0 x1.5 x
Maximum aperture3.53.5
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLamp
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/Manual
Contrast autofocusyesyes
Saturation adjustmentyesyes
Brightness adjustmentyesyes
Autofocus in recording modeyesyes
Focal length multiplier2x1.5x
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Tracking Auto Focus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Flexible Spot Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
Manual focusyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyes
Number of focus points8125
Image stabiliserBuilt-inLens based only
Filter diameter1.46 in1.81 in
Phase detection autofocusnono
Number of AF points (contrast)8125

Screen and viewfinder

Olympus OM-D E-M10Olympus OM-D E-M10
Sony a5000Sony a5000
Screen size3.0 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDyesyes
Screen technologyLCDLCD
Screen dots1037000460800
Touch screenyesno
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %
Live viewyesyes
ViewfinderElectronicNone
Separate info displaynono

Photography features

Olympus OM-D E-M10Olympus OM-D E-M10
Sony a5000Sony a5000
Camera shutter typeMechanicalElectronic
Minimum shutter speed60.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyes
Manual exposure modeyesyes
Exposure compensation plus53
Exposure compensation minus-5-3
Expousure compensation steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1
1/3
Auto exposure lockyesyes
AE EV steps
  • 1/3
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 1/3
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
Continuous shootingyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 12
  • 2
  • 10
Histogramyesyes
AE frames
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
3
WB BracketingYes
Yes
Subject / scene modesyesyes
Flash sync speed1/200s1/160s
Built-in flashyesyes
Flash range5.84
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Flash OFF
External flash connection
  • Hot shoe
  • PC terminal
Hot shoe
Flash metering systemFP-TTLTTL
External flashyesno
Continuous drive8.0 fps3.5 fps
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Children
  • Documents
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Panorama
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settingsyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 12
  • 2
  • custom
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
Speed (JPEG)8.0 fps3.5 fps
Speed (RAW)8.0 fps3.5 fps
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 1.0±EV0.3 - 3.0±EV

Videography features

Olympus OM-D E-M10Olympus OM-D E-M10
Sony a5000Sony a5000
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
HD typeFull HDFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • AVC
  • AVI
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 10801920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps25.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)30.0 fps25.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps25.0 fps

Audio features

Olympus OM-D E-M10Olympus OM-D E-M10
Sony a5000Sony a5000
Built-in microphoneyesyes
Microphone typeStereoStereo
Audio systemStereoStereo
Noise reductionyesyes

Design

Olympus OM-D E-M10Olympus OM-D E-M10
Sony a5000Sony a5000
Body typeMILCMILC
Body materialAluminum-magnesiumPlastic
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Black,Silver
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
Anti-dust systemnoyes
Environmentally sealednono

Dimensions

Olympus OM-D E-M10Olympus OM-D E-M10
Sony a5000Sony a5000
Weight12.35 oz7.41 oz
Width4.69 in4.31 in
Height3.24 in1.41 in
Depth1.81 in2.47 in

Storage

Olympus OM-D E-M10Olympus OM-D E-M10
Sony a5000Sony a5000
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Duo
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS PRO Duo HS
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • MS XC-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDGC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
Camera file system
  • DCF
  • DPOF
  • Exif
  • PRINT Image Matching III
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW

Power

Olympus OM-D E-M10Olympus OM-D E-M10
Sony a5000Sony a5000
Power source typeBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)320420
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium
Battery capacity1150.0 mAh1080.0 mAh
Number of batteries supported11

Connectivity

Olympus OM-D E-M10Olympus OM-D E-M10
Sony a5000Sony a5000
HDMIyesyes
HDMI connector typeMicroMicro
USB version2.02.0
WirelessBuilt-InBuilt-In
Supported WiFi types
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Remote controlyesyes
NFCnoyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Firewirenono

Other features

Olympus OM-D E-M10Olympus OM-D E-M10
Sony a5000Sony a5000
Timelapse recordingyesyes
Orientation sensoryesyes
Energy Star certifiednono
Image editing modes
  • Resizing
  • Trimming
Rotating

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