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Olympus PEN E-PL9 Digital Camera
Olympus PEN E-PL9
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Sony a5100 Digital Camera
Sony a5100
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Sony NEX-5 Digital Camera
Sony NEX-5
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Sony NEX-5N Digital Camera
Sony NEX-5N
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Sensor

Sensor typeLive MOSCMOSCMOSCMOS
Image sensor format
N/A
Advanced Photo System type-C
APS-CAPS-C
Sensor size
N/A
0.93 in0.92 in0.93 in
Sensor photo detectors
N/A
25.0 Mpx15.0 Mpx
N/A
Effective pixels
N/A
24.0 Mpx14.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
N/A
3:2
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution
N/A
6000 x 4000 px4592 x 3056 px4912 x 3264 px
Other resolutions
N/A
  • 6000x3376
  • 4240x2832
  • 4240x2400
  • 3008x2000
  • 3008x1688
  • 4592x2576
  • 3344x2224
  • 3344x1872
  • 2288x1520
  • 2288x1280
  • 4912x2760
  • 3568x2368
  • 3568x2000
  • 2448x1624
  • 2448x1376
Processor
N/A
BIONZBIONZBIONZ

Image

ISO
  • 100
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • 200
  • 250
  • 320
  • 400
  • 500
  • 640
  • 800
  • 1000
  • 1250
  • 1600
  • 2000
  • 2250
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1000
  • 3200
ISO minimum100100100100
ISO maximum256002560025603200
Maximum image resolution4608 x 3456 px6000 x 4000 px4912 x 3264 px4912 x 3264 px
White balance modesAuto
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
Supported image file formats
  • JPEG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPEG
  • RAW
Photo effectsSepia
  • Black&White
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryesyesyesno
Supported aspect ratios4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
N/A
ISO Auto
N/A
yesyesyes
White balance presets
N/A
1066
Custom white balance
N/A
yesyesyes
Image stabilization type
N/A
NoNoNo
Uncompressed format
N/A
RAWRAWRAW
HDR
N/A
yesyesyes
AEB/HDR support
N/A
yesyesyes

Optics and focus

Lens mountMicro Four ThirdsSony ESony ESony E
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAuto
N/A
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
Face detection
  • Center
  • Continuous
  • Flexible
  • Multi point
  • Single
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Flexible Spot Auto Focus
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
Number of focus points1211792525
Optical zoom
N/A
3.1 x11.0 x
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
8.0 x4.0 x
N/A
Magnification (Crop factor)
N/A
1.5 x1.5 x1.5 x
Maximum aperture
N/A
3.5223.5
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)
N/A
LampLampLamp
Contrast autofocus
N/A
yesyesyes
Autofocus in recording mode
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Focal length multiplier
N/A
1.5x1.5x1.5x
Auto Focus (AF) lock
N/A
yesyesyes
Manual focus
N/A
yesyesyes
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)
N/A
179
N/A
N/A
Image stabiliser
N/A
Lens based onlyLens based onlyLens based only
Filter diameter
N/A
1.59 in1.93 in
N/A
Phase detection autofocus
N/A
yesnono
Number of AF points (contrast)
N/A
2525
N/A
Contrast adjustment
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Saturation adjustment
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Brightness adjustment
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
N/A
N/A
AutoAuto
Auto Focus (AF) assist beam
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.0 in3.0 in2.95 in3.0 in
Screen technologyLCDLCDLCD TFTLCD
Touch screenyesyesyesyes
Live viewyesyesyesyes
Flip-out screenyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Articulated LCD
N/A
yesyesyes
Screen dots
N/A
921600920000920000
Viewfinder
N/A
NoneNoneNone
Viewfinder coverage
N/A
100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder magnification
N/A
0.22 x0.3 x1.0 x
Separate info display
N/A
nonono
Field of view
N/A
N/A
100.0 %
N/A
Second display
N/A
N/A
no
N/A

Photography features

Shooting modes
  • Aperture priority
  • Manual
  • Shutter priority
N/A
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Program
Camera shutter typeElectronic
N/A
ElectronicElectronic
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 12
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
Histogramyesyesyesyes
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in Flash
  • Pre-flash
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Slow Sync
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Documents
  • Fireworks
  • Landscape
  • Night
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Self-portrait
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Minimum shutter speed
N/A
30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed
N/A
1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priority
N/A
yesyesyes
Aperture priority
N/A
yesyesyes
Manual exposure mode
N/A
yesyesyes
Number of exposures
N/A
333
Exposure compensation plus
N/A
323
Exposure compensation minus
N/A
-3-2-3
Expousure compensation steps
N/A
1/31/31/3
Auto exposure lock
N/A
yesyesyes
AE EV steps
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
N/A
N/A
Continuous shooting
N/A
yesyesyes
AE frames
N/A
  • 3
  • 5
N/A
N/A
WB Bracketing
N/A
Yes
NoNo
Subject / scene modes
N/A
yesyesyes
Flash sync speed
N/A
1/160s1/160s1/160s
Built-in flash
N/A
yesyesyes
Flash range
N/A
41212
External flash connection
N/A
Hot shoeHot shoeHot shoe
Flash metering system
N/A
TTLTTLTTL
External flash
N/A
noyesyes
Continuous drive
N/A
6.0 fps7.0 fps10.0 fps
Self-timer
N/A
yesyesyes
Metering modes
N/A
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settings
N/A
yesyesyes
Self-timer options
N/A
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
Speed (JPEG)
N/A
6.0 fps7.0 fps10.0 fps
Speed (RAW)
N/A
6.0 fps7.0 fps10.0 fps
Exposure bracketing
N/A
0.3 - 2.0±EV0.3 - 0.7±EV0.3 - 2.0±EV
3D support
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Videography features

Maximum resolution3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyesnoyes
Recording resolutions
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
  • 640 x 480
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
HD type4K Ultra HDFull HDFull HDFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • AVI
  • MOV
  • AVCHD
  • MP4
MP4
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
Video recording limit80.0 min.
N/A
N/A
N/A
Analog signal format system
N/A
  • NTSC
  • PAL
N/A
N/A
Camera playback
N/A
  • Movie
  • Slide show
Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 10801920 x 10801920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)
N/A
60.0 fps50.0 fps50.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)
N/A
60.0 fps50.0 fps50.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate
N/A
30.0 fps10.0 fps10.0 fps

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyesyes
Microphone type
N/A
StereoStereoStereo
Built-in speakers
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Speaker type
N/A
MonoMonoMono
Voice recording
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Audio system
N/A
StereoStereo
N/A
Noise reduction
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Supported audio file formats
N/A
N/A
  • AAC
  • AC3
  • AC3
  • M4A

Design

Body typeMILCMILCSLRMILC
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • White
  • Black
  • Brown
  • White
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
Body material
N/A
PlasticPlasticAluminum-magnesium
Anti-dust system
N/A
yesyesyes
Environmentally sealed
N/A
nonono

Dimensions

Weight11.71 oz7.9 oz9.49 oz7.41 oz
Width4.61 in4.31 in4.36 in4.36 in
Height2.68 in2.47 in2.31 in2.31 in
Depth1.54 in1.41 in1.53 in1.5 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • MS XC-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS PRO
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots
N/A
111
Storage types
N/A
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Camera file system
N/A
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • MPF
  • RAW
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
Dual memory card slots
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Power

Power source typeBattery
  • Battery
  • USB
BatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)350400410410
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
LithiumLithium
Lithium-Ion
Battery capacity
N/A
1080.0 mAh1080.0 mAh1080.0 mAh
Battery voltage
N/A
7.4 V7.2 V
N/A
Number of batteries supported
N/A
111
AC adapter included
N/A
Yyes
N/A
Battery level indicator
N/A
N/A
yesyes
On/off switch
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyesyes
HDMI connector typeMicroMicroMini
N/A
USB connector typeMicro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
NFCnoyesyesno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesno
Bluetoothyes
N/A
nono
USB version
N/A
2.02.02.0
Headphone port
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Microphone port
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Wireless
N/A
Built-In
N/A
Eye-Fi Connected
Supported WiFi types
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
N/A
Remote control
N/A
yesyesyes
Firewire
N/A
nonono
HDMI ports quantity
N/A
N/A
11
DC-in jack
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
PictBridge
N/A
N/A
yesno

Other features

GPSnononono
Timelapse recording
N/A
yesnono
Orientation sensor
N/A
yesyesyes
Energy Star certified
N/A
nonono
Tripod mounting supported
N/A
yesyesyes
Calendar
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Date imprinting
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Frame
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
N/A
N/A
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • TUR
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • TUR
Image editing modes
N/A
N/A
RotatingRotating

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