Olympus E-M5 II vs Canon G5X Specifications

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4/3 224.9mm²
16.1 megapixels
ISO 200 - 25,600

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1 inch 116.2mm²
20.2 megapixels
24.00mm - 100.00mm (35mm eq.)

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Detailed specifications
Olympus OM-D E-M5 II
Canon PowerShot G5 X

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Prices:	Compare Prices	Compare Prices
Manufacturer URL:	Manufacturer website	Manufacturer website
Predecessor:	Olympus E-M5 E-M5 vs E-M5 II
Successor:	Olympus E-M5 III E-M5 II vs E-M5 III	Canon G5X Mark II G5X vs G5X Mark II
General
Model Number:	E-M5 II	G5X
Alternate Model Number(s):	E-M5 Mark II
Camera Format:	Compact System Camera	Compact
Currently Manufactured:	Yes	Yes
Retail Price:	$999.99	$799.99
Street Price:	$899.00	$699.99
Date Available:	2015-02-21	2015-11-15
Tripod Mount:	Yes	Yes
Weight:	16.5 oz (469 g) includes batteries	13.3 oz (377 g) includes batteries
Size:	4.9 x 3.3 x 1.8 in. (124 x 85 x 45 mm)	4.4 x 3.0 x 1.7 in. (112 x 76 x 44 mm)
Waterproof:	No	No
Waterproof Depth:	n/a	n/a

Image Sensor
Sensor Type:	Live MOS	CMOS
Sensor Manufacturer:
Effective Megapixels:	16.1	20.2
Sensor Format:	4/3	1 inch
Sensor size:	224.9mm² (17.30mm x 13.00mm)	116.16mm² (13.20mm x 8.80mm)
Approximate Pixel Pitch:	3.75 microns	2.41 microns
Focal Length Multiplier:	2.0x	2.7x
Aspect Ratio:	4:3	3:2
Color Filter Type:	RGBG	RGBG
Anti Aliasing Filter:	None	Fixed
Self-Cleaning:	Yes	No
Sensor shift image stabilization:	Yes	No
On-Sensor Phase Detect:	No	No
DxO Sensor Score:	73
DxO Color Depth Score (bits):	23.0
DxO Dynamic Range Score (evs):	12.4
DxO Maximum Effective ISO Score (iso):	908
Image Capture
Image Resolution:	4608 x 3456 (15.9 MP, 4:3), 3200 x 2400 (7.7 MP, 4:3), 2560 x 1920 (4.9 MP, 4:3), 1280 x 960 (1.2 MP, 4:3), 640 x 480 (0.3 MP, 4:3), 7296 x 5472 (39.9 MP, 4:3), 9216 x 6912 (63.7 MP, 4:3)	5472 x 3648 (20.0 MP, 3:2), 4320 x 2880 (12.4 MP, 3:2), 2304 x 1536 (3.5 MP, 3:2), 720 x 480 (0.3 MP, 3:2), 5472 x 3080 (16.9 MP, 16:9), 4320 x 2432 (10.5 MP, 16:9), 1920 x 1080 (2.1 MP, 16:9), 720 x 408 (0.3 MP, Other), 4864 x 3648 (17.7 MP, 4:3), 3840 x 2880 (11.1 MP, 4:3), 2048 x 1536 (3.1 MP, 4:3), 640 x 480 (0.3 MP, 4:3), 3648 x 3648 (13.3 MP, 1:1), 2880 x 2880 (8.3 MP, 1:1), 1536 x 1536 (2.4 MP, 1:1), 480 x 480 (0.2 MP, 1:1), 2912 x 3648 (10.6 MP, Other), 2304 x 2880 (6.6 MP, Other), 1232 x 1536 (1.9 MP, Other), 384 x 480 (0.2 MP, Other)
Image File Format:	JPEG, MPO, 12-bit RAW, RAW + JPEG	JPEG (EXIF 2.3), 14-bit RAW (.CR2), RAW+JPEG
Continuous-mode frames/second:	10.4	7.6
Video Capture
Can take movies:	Yes	Yes
Movie Resolution:	1920x1080 (60p/50p/30p/25p/24p) 1280x720 (60p/50p/30p/25p/24p) 640x480 (30p) 1280x720 (10p)	1920x1080 (60p/30p) 1280x720 (30p) 640x480 (30p) 1920x1080 (30p/15p) 1280x720 (6p/3p/1.5p) 640x480 (6p/3p/1.5p)
Movie File Format:	MOV (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 with stereo sound), AVI (Motion JPEG)	MP4 (Image: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264; Audio: MPEG-4 AAC-LC (Stereo))
Composite Video Out:	Yes	No
NTSC/PAL Switchable Video:	Yes	n/a
Video Usable as Viewfinder:	No	n/a
HD Video Out:	Yes	Yes
HD Video Connection:	HDMI	HDMI

Lens & Optics
Lens Mount:	Micro Four Thirds	n/a
Lens:	n/a	Canon Zoom Lens
Focal Length (35mm equivalent):		24 - 100mm
Focal Length (actual):		8.8 - 36.8mm
Zoom Ratio:		4.20x
Aperture Range:		f/1.8 (W) / f2.8 (T) - f/11, with 9-blade aperture; built-in 3-stop ND filter
Integrated ND Filter:	No	Yes
Normal Focus Range:		5 cm to Infinity 2.0 in to Infinity
Macro Focus Range:		5 - 50 cm 2.0 - 19.7 in
Filter Thread:	n/a	n/a
Thread Type:	n/a	n/a
Optical Image Stabilization:	No	Yes
Digital Zoom:	Yes	Yes
Digital Zoom Values:	2x	Up to 4x
Auto Focus
Auto Focus:	Yes	Yes
Auto Focus Type:	High-speed Contrast-detect AF: 81-area multiple AF / All target, Group target area (9-area), Single target (Normal/Small) / Eye Detection (Nearer, Left, Right) / Magnified (up to 14x, over 800 AF points)	Contrast Detection: AiAF (31-point, Face Detection or Touch AF with Object and Face Select and Track), 1-point AF (any position is available or fixed center)
Auto Focus Assist Light?	Yes	Yes
Manual Focus:	Yes	Yes
Viewfinder
Viewfinder:	EVF / LCD	EVF / LCD
Viewfinder Type:	EVF; 2.36M-dot LCD, 1.30x - 1.48x magnification, 100% coverage, 21mm eyepoint, -4 to +2 diopter, eye sensor	0.39" 2.36M-dot OLED, 100% coverage, 22mm eyepoint, -3.0 to +1.0 m-1 diopter
Focus Peaking:	Yes	Yes
EVF Resolution:	2,360,000 dots	2,360,000 dots
Viewfinder Magnification (35mm equivalent):	0.74x
Viewfinder Magnification (nominal/claimed):	1.48x
Display
Eye-level Viewfinder:	Yes	Yes
Rear Display:	Yes	Yes
Rear Display Size (inches):	3.0	3.0
Rear Display Resolution:	1,037,000 dots (345,667 px)	1,040,000 dots (345,600 px)
Touchscreen:	Yes	Yes
Articulating Screen:	Yes	Yes
Tilt Swivel Screen:	Yes	Yes
Selfie Screen:	Yes	Yes
Max Playback Zoom:	14.0x	10.0x
Top Deck Display:	No	No

Exposure
Maximum ISO (native):	25600	12800
Minimum ISO (native):	200	125
ISO Settings:	AUTO: ISO Low (100) - 25600 (customizable, Default 200-1600) / Manual ISO Low (100) - 25600, 1/3 or 1 EV steps selectable	Auto, ISO 125-12800 in 1/3 EV steps
Auto ISO Mode:	Yes	Yes
White Balance Settings:	Auto, Lamp, Fluorescent, Daylight, Flash, Cloudy, Shade, Custom WB, One-touch WB	Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Underwater, Custom 1, Custom 2, Multi-area White Balance, White Balance Correction (Underwater mode), White Balance Correction
Shutter Speed Range:	1/16000 - 60 sec	1/2000 - 30 sec
Bulb Mode:	Yes	Yes
Exposure Compensation:	+/- 5.0EV in 0.3EV steps	+/- 3.0EV in 0.3EV steps
Metering Modes:	Digital ESP metering (324-area multi pattern metering), Center weighted average metering, Spot metering, Spot metering with highlight control, Spot metering with shadow control	Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot (linked to AF frame), Face Detect AE
Program Auto Exposure:	Yes	Yes
Aperture Priority:	Yes	Yes
Shutter Priority:	Yes	Yes
Full Manual Exposure:	Yes	Yes
Creative Exposure Modes:	Scene select AE (Portrait, e-Portrait, Landscape, Landscape + Portrait, Sport, Hand-held Starlight1, Night scene, Night + Portrait, Children, High Key, Low Key, DIS mode, Macro, Nature Macro, Candle, Sunset, Documents, Panorama, Fireworks, Beach & Snow, Fisheye Conv., Wide Conv., Macro Conv., Panning, 3D2), Underwater wide / macro, HDR1, HDR2, Art Filters (14). 1 8 images automatically shot and combined into a single image composite 2 For 3D lens(H-FT012 by Panasonic) only, still photo only	Custom, Hybrid Auto, Creative Shot, SCN (Portrait, Self-Portrait, Star (Star Nightscape, Star Trails, Star Portrait, Star Time-Lapse Movie), Handheld Night Scene, Fireworks, High Dynamic Range, Nostalgic, Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Background Defocus, Soft Focus, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect), Movie
Self Timer:	2, 10, Custom seconds	1 - 30 seconds
Time Lapse (intervalometer):	Yes	No
High Resolution Composite:	64.0 megapixels	No
Flash
Built-in Flash:	No	Yes
Flash Modes:	Flash Auto, Redeye, Fill-in, Flash Off, Red-eye Slow sync.(1st curtain), Slow sync.(1st curtain), Slow sync.(2nd curtain), Manual（1/1 (FULL) - 1/64）	Auto, Flash On, Slow Synchro, Flash Off
Flash Guide Number (ISO 100):	9.0 m / 29.5 ft.	n/a
Flash Range Description:	Bundled FL-LM3 flash has GN of 9m/ISO 100	Auto ISO: 1.6 (50cm) -23 ft. (7.0m) (W), 1.6 ft. (50cm) - 13 ft. (4.0m) (T)
Max Flash Sync:	1/250	1/2000
Flash Exposure Compensation:	+/- 3.0 EV in 0.3EV steps	+/- 2.0 EV in 0.3EV steps
External Flash Connection:	Hot Shoe, PC Sync Terminal	Hot Shoe
Built-In Wireless Flash Control:	No	No
Image Storage
Usable Memory Types:	SD / SDHC / SDXC	SD / SDHC / SDXC
UHS Support:	UHS-II	UHS-I
Other Memory:
Dual Card Slots:	No	No
RAW Capture Support:	Yes	Yes
Uncompressed Format:	12-bit RAW, RAW + JPEG	14-bit RAW (.CR2), RAW+JPEG
Movie File Format:	MOV (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 with stereo sound), AVI (Motion JPEG)	MP4 (Image: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264; Audio: MPEG-4 AAC-LC (Stereo))
Included Memory:	No memory included	No memory included
Included Memory Type:
Connectivity
Built-In Wi-Fi:	Yes	Yes
NFC:	No	Yes
Bluetooth:	No	No
Built-In GPS:	No	No
Microphone Jack:	Yes	No
Headphone Jack:	No	No
External Connections:	USB 2.0 High Speed,WiFi	USB 2.0 High Speed,WiFi
PictBridge Compliant:	Yes	Yes
DPOF Compliant:	Yes	Yes
Remote Control:	Yes	Yes
Remote Control Type:	Optional Remote cable RM-UC1 or via Wi-Fi	Via Wi-Fi or optional RS-60E3 cable remote
Connections (extended):	Micro HDMI (Type-D), combined AV/USB connector, 3.5mm stereo mini jack	Micro HDMI (Type D)

Performance Timing
Cycle time for JPEG shooting in single shot mode (seconds per frame, max resolution):	0.73	0.87
Cycle time for RAW shooting in single shot mode (seconds per frame):
Buffer size for RAW shooting in single shot mode (frames):
Cycle time for RAW+JPEG shooting in single shot mode (seconds per shot):	0.76	1.95
Camera penalizes early shutter press?	No	No
JPEG shooting speed in burst mode (fps, max resolution):	10.4	7.6
Buffer size for JPEG shooting in burst mode (frames, max resolution):	18	8
RAW shooting speed in burst mode (fps):	10.4	0.8
Buffer size for RAW shooting in burst mode (frames):	13	Unlimited
RAW+JPEG shooting speed in burst mode (fps):	10.3	0.6
Buffer Size for RAW+JPEG shooting in burst mode (frames):	13	Unlimited
Shutter lag (full AF, wide/mid):	0.14 seconds	0.27 seconds
Shutter lag (full AF, tele):		0.26 seconds
Shutter lag (full AF, live view - DSLR):
Shutter lag (prefocused, live view - DSLR):
Shutter Lag (manual focus):	0.068 seconds	0.265 seconds
Shutter lag (full AF, with flash):	0.34 seconds	0.56 seconds
Shutter Lag (prefocused):	0.046 seconds	0.022 seconds
Shutter Lag (notes):
Startup Time:	0.8 seconds	2.0 seconds
Play -> Record Time:	0.5 seconds	1.7 seconds
Flash cycle time, full power:	4.5 seconds	3.1 seconds
Power
Battery Life, Stills (CIPA Rating Monitor/Live View):	310 shots	210 shots
Battery Life, Still (CIPA Rating OVF/EVF):	310 shots	215 shots
Battery Life, Video:		40 minutes
Battery Form Factor:	Proprietary BLN-1	Proprietary NB-13L
Usable Battery Types:	Lithium-ion rechargeable	Lithium-ion rechargeable
Batteries Included:	1 x Proprietary BLN-1 Lithium-ion rechargeable	1 x Proprietary NB-13L Lithium-ion rechargeable
Battery Charger Included (dedicated charger or AC/USB adapter):	Yes	Yes
Dedicated Battery Charger Included:	Yes	Yes
Internal Charging Supported:	No	Yes
Software
Included Software:	Olympus Viewer 3 CD-ROM
OS Compatibility:
Miscellaneous
Notes & Features:	16-megapixel Live MOS sensor; TruePic VII image processor; class-leading 5-axis sensor-shift image stabilization; 10fps burst mode; new High-Res Shot mode generates 40MP JPEGs and 64MP RAW files; improved 1080p60 video; 3-inch vari-angle touchscreen; built-in Wi-Fi; dust, splash and freezeproof construction. Available in black or silver.