Olympus E-M5 vs Canon EOS M

Olympus E-M5 advantages over Canon EOS M

• Lens selection
  Excellent vs Limited
  Better lens selection gives you more options
• Eye-level viewfinder
  Eye-level vs Rear display only
  You'll be able to frame photos even when the sun is out
• In-Camera Image Stabilization
  Yes vs No
  Reduces the effects of camera shake at slower shutter speeds
• Tiltable Screen
  Tiltable vs Fixed
  Tilt the screen for shooting flexbility
• Fast startup
  ~1.10 vs 2.7 sec
  Faster startup lets you catch the moment
• Longer stills battery life
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  Longer stills battery life

  Cameras with longer battery life can take more photos before exhausting their batteries.

  Special note: The measurement standard for battery life stipulates that if a camera has an internal flash, it must be used for 50% of photos taken. For this reason, comparisons of one camera with an internal flash to another without will not be comparable

  360 vs 230 shots
  Capture more photos
• Less shutter lag
  0.28 vs 0.74 sec
  Focus and take a photo quickly (wide angle)
• Wider angle kit lens
  24 mm vs 29 mm
  Capture more of the scene with the included lens
• Longer exposure
  60 vs 30 sec
  Long exposures for night shots
• Faster JPEG shooting
  8.9 fps vs 4.2 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Faster RAW shooting
  9.0 fps vs 4.4 fps
  Faster RAW shooting in burst mode
• Bigger RAW buffer
  16 vs 6 shots
  Larger buffer for RAW shots (burst mode)