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Olympus OM-D E-M5 vs Samsung NX5

4.76 in
3.53 in
Olympus OM-D E-M5 Digital Camera
Olympus OM-D E-M5
4.84 in
3.43 in
Samsung NX5 Digital Camera
Samsung NX5
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
64
4.2 out of 5
29 user ratings
5 stars
41 %
4 stars
48 %
3 stars
10 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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3
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User rating
38
4.3 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
44 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
7 %
2 stars
5 %
1 stars
0 %
42
4.3 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
50 %
4 stars
30 %
3 stars
19 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Sensor

Olympus OM-D E-M5Olympus OM-D E-M5
Samsung NX5Samsung NX5
Sensor typeLive MOSCMOS
Image sensor formatFour ThirdsAPS-C
Sensor size0.68 in0.92 in
Sensor photo detectors17.0 Mpx15.0 Mpx
Effective pixels16.0 Mpx15.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 1:1
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution4608 x 3456 px4592 x 3056 px
Other resolutions
  • 4608x3072
  • 4608x2592
  • 3456x3456
  • 2592x3456
  • 3200x2400
  • 3200x1800
  • 3216x2144
  • 2400x2400
  • 1824x2432
  • 2560x1920
  • 2560x1440
  • 2544x1696
  • 1920x1920
  • 1440x1920
  • 1920x1440
  • 1920x1080
  • 1920x1280
  • 1440x1440
  • 1104x1472
  • 1600x1200
  • 1536x864
  • 1584x1056
  • 1216x1216
  • 864x1152
  • 1280x960
  • 1280x720
  • 1296x864
  • 960x960
  • 720x960
  • 1024x768
  • 1024x576
  • 1008x672
  • 768x768
  • 576x768
  • 640x480
  • 640x360
  • 624x416
  • 480x480
  • 384x512
  • 4592x2584
  • 3872x2592
  • 3872x2176
  • 3008x2000
  • 3008x1688
  • 1920x1280
  • 1920x1080
  • 1472x976
ProcessorTruePic VIDRIMe

Image

Olympus OM-D E-M5Olympus OM-D E-M5
Samsung NX5Samsung NX5
ISO
  • 100
  • 200
  • 1600
  • 25600
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • Auto
ISO Autoyesyes
ISO minimum100100
ISO maximum256003200
Maximum image resolution4608 x 3456 px4592 x 3056 px
White balance presets128
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Sunny
  • Tungsten
  • Underwater
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Tungsten
Custom white balanceyesyes
Image stabilizeryesyes
Image stabilization typeSensor-shiftNo
Uncompressed formatRAWRAW

Optics and focus

Olympus OM-D E-M5Olympus OM-D E-M5
Samsung NX5Samsung NX5
Lens mountMicro Four ThirdsSamsung NX
Focal length multiplier2x1.5x
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Face tracking
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
Manual focusyesyes
Number of focus points3515

Screen and viewfinder

Olympus OM-D E-M5Olympus OM-D E-M5
Samsung NX5Samsung NX5
Screen size3.0 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDyesno
Screen technologyOLEDLCD
Screen dots610000230000
Touch screenyesno
Field of view100.0 %98.0 %
Live viewyesyes
ViewfinderElectronicElectronic
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder magnification1.15 x0.86 x

Photography features

Olympus OM-D E-M5Olympus OM-D E-M5
Samsung NX5Samsung NX5
Camera shutter typeElectronicElectronic
Minimum shutter speed60.0 s30.0 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 steps
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
AE EV steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 12
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 12
  • 20
AE frames
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
3
WB Bracketing
Yes
Yes
Subject / scene modesyesyes
Built-in flashyesno
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
External flashyesyes
Continuous drive9.0 fps3.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Documents
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Panorama
  • Portrait
  • Self-portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Underwater
  • Landscape
  • Backlight
  • Beach
  • Children
  • Documents
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 12
custom

Videography features

Olympus OM-D E-M5Olympus OM-D E-M5
Samsung NX5Samsung NX5
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Video recordingyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 320 x 240
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
HD typeFull HDHD
Supported video file formats
  • AVCHD
  • AVI
  • M-JPEG
  • MOV
  • H.264
  • MP4
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Movie
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps30.0 fps

Audio features

Olympus OM-D E-M5Olympus OM-D E-M5
Samsung NX5Samsung NX5
Built-in microphoneyesyes
Microphone typeStereoStereo
Voice recordingyesyes
Supported audio file formatsPCMAAC

Design

Olympus OM-D E-M5Olympus OM-D E-M5
Samsung NX5Samsung NX5
Body typeMILCBridge
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Black,Silver
  • Silver
Black
Environmentally sealedyesno

Dimensions

Olympus OM-D E-M5Olympus OM-D E-M5
Samsung NX5Samsung NX5
Weight13.16 oz12.17 oz
Width4.76 in4.84 in
Height3.53 in3.43 in
Depth1.65 in1.57 in

Storage

Olympus OM-D E-M5Olympus OM-D E-M5
Samsung NX5Samsung NX5
Compatible memory cards
  • Eye-Fi
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.2
  • RAW
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.2

Power

Olympus OM-D E-M5Olympus OM-D E-M5
Samsung NX5Samsung NX5
Power source typeBatteryAC
Battery life (CIPA)330200
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Number of batteries supported11

Connectivity

Olympus OM-D E-M5Olympus OM-D E-M5
Samsung NX5Samsung NX5
HDMIyesyes
HDMI ports quantity11
USB version2.02.0
Remote controlyesyes

Other features

Olympus OM-D E-M5Olympus OM-D E-M5
Samsung NX5Samsung NX5
Tripod mounting supportedyesyes
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • EST
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • LAV
  • LIT
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SER
  • SLK
  • SLV
  • SWE
  • TUR
  • UKR
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • KOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
Image editing modes
  • Resizing
  • Trimming
  • Resizing
  • Rotating

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

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