Olympus E-M5 vs Sony A5000

Olympus E-M5 advantages over Sony A5000

• Lens selection
  Excellent vs Good
  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
• Touchscreen
  Touch vs No touch
  Interact with your camera just like your smartphone
• Fast startup
  ~1.10 vs 2.0 sec
  Faster startup lets you catch the moment
• More telephoto lens reach
  100 mm vs 75 mm
  Capture objects farther away with the kit lens
• Higher max flash sync
  1/250 vs 1/160 sec
  Reduce the effect of ambient light in flash shots
• Higher-res screen
  205k vs 154k pixels
  More detail on the screen lets you judge focus and composition
• Hot shoe
  Hot shoe vs None
  Off-camera flashes open new possibilities
• Shoots 60p video
  Yes vs No
  A faster framerate can give you more editing options
• Longer exposure
  60 vs 30 sec
  Long exposures for night shots
• Faster JPEG shooting
  8.9 fps vs 3.3 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Faster RAW shooting
  9.0 fps vs 2.5 fps
  Faster RAW shooting in burst mode
• Bigger RAW buffer
  16 vs 9 shots
  Larger buffer for RAW shots (burst mode)
• Higher extended ISO
  25600 vs 16000 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility