In depth comparison and review of Olympus PEN E-P5 and Canon EOS R6. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.
| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS | Olympus PEN E-P5 | Canon EOS R6 |
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| Product Type | Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system | Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system with Live View mode, movie recording |
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| Lens Included | Body only | Body only |
| Height | 6.89 cm | 9.75 cm |
| Width | 12.23 cm | 13.84 cm |
| Depth | 3.72 cm | 8.84 cm |
| Weight | 378 g | 598 g |
| Weight Details | - | Camera body only: 598 g Camera with battery and memory card: 680 g |
| Body Material | Metal | Magnesium alloy, fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin |
| Enclosure Colour | Black | Silver | White | Black |
| Protection | - | Dust-resistant, water-resistant |
| SENSOR | Olympus PEN E-P5 | Canon EOS R6 |
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| Sensor Resolution | 16.1 Megapixel | 20.1 Megapixel |
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| Optical Sensor Type | Live MOS | CMOS |
| Total Pixels | 16,100,000 pixels | 21,400,000 pixels |
| Effective Sensor Resolution | 17,200,000 pixels | 20,100,000 pixels |
| Optical Sensor Size | Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm) | Full Frame (35.9 x 23.9 mm) |
| Frame Rate (Max Resolution) | - | 60 fps |
| Sensor Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| Sensor Features | Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) | EOS Integrated Cleaning System |
| Image Stabiliser | Optical (image sensor shift mechanism) | Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism) |
| Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser | Yes | Yes |
| Sensors | Digital level metre | Digital level metre |
| PROCESSOR | Olympus PEN E-P5 | Canon EOS R6 |
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| Image Processor | TruePic VI | DIGIC X |
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| LENS | Olympus PEN E-P5 | Canon EOS R6 |
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| Lens Mounting Type | Micro Four Thirds | Canon RF |
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| FOCUSING | Olympus PEN E-P5 | Canon EOS R6 |
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| Auto Focus | TTL contrast detection | Dual Pixel CMOS AF II |
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| Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty | 35 | 6072 |
| Auto Focus Features | - | Focus Peaking function |
| AE/AF Control | Subject-tracking AF | Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Zone AF, Animal-tracking AF |
| Face Detection | Yes | Eye Detect AF, Face Detection AF/AE |
| VIEWFINDER | Olympus PEN E-P5 | Canon EOS R6 |
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| Viewfinder Type | Built-in - electronic | Electronic - OLED |
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| Viewfinder Colour Support | - | Colour |
| Viewfinder Diagonal Size | - | 0.5" |
| Viewfinder Resolution | - | 3,690,000 pixels |
| Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage | - | 100% |
| Optical Viewfinder Magnification | - | 0.76x |
| Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range | - | -4 to +2 |
| Viewfinder Information | - | Shutter speed, exposure compensation, flash charge completion, aperture, white balance, image stabilizer, exposure bracketing, battery status, high-speed sync indicator, frames-remaining counter, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, AF lock, electronic level, maximum burst, flicker detection, drive mode, metering mode |
| Field of View Crop Factor | 2 | 1.0 |
| Interchangeable | Yes | - |
| EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE | Olympus PEN E-P5 | Canon EOS R6 |
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| ISO (Max) | 25600 | 204800 |
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| Native ISO | - | 100-102400 |
| Extended ISO (Max) | - | 204800 |
| Extended ISO (Min) | - | 50 |
| Light Sensitivity | ISO 200-25600, ISO auto (200-25600) | ISO 50, ISO 204800, ISO 100-102400 |
| Exposure Metering | Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, highlight spot, shadow spot | Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (5.8%), spot (2.9%) |
| Exposure Metering Zones | 324 | 384 |
| Exposure Modes | Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority | Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash |
| Bracketing Modes | Art Filter bracketing, ISO sensitivity bracketing | White balance bracketing |
| Shooting Programs | Landscape, portrait mode, macro, beach/snow, landscape-portrait, Children, fireworks, 3D image, panorama assist, night scene, sports mode, sunset, candle, high key, night scene with portrait, underwater macro, underwater wide, low key, documents, nature macro, e-portrait, fisheye converter, wide converter, macro converter | - |
| Special Effects | Sepia, Monotone, Black & White Red filter, Black & White Yellow filter, Vivid, purple, blue, green, Black & White Orange filter, soft focus, natural, Black & White Green filter, Muted, portrait, Water Colour, Diorama, Cross Process, Grainy Film, Light Tone, Pop Art, Pale & Light Colour, pin hole, Gentle Sepia, i-Enhance, Dramatic Tone, High Key, Low Key, Key Line | Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard, Fine Detail |
| White Balance | Custom, automatic, presets | Custom, automatic, presets |
| White Balance Presets | Fluorescent, sunlight, tungsten light, Flash, shade, overcast, Underwater, 2000K - 14000K | Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white) |
| Shutter Type | - | Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled |
| Max Shutter Speed | 1/8000 sec | 1/8000 sec |
| Min Shutter Speed | 60 sec | 30 sec |
| Exposure Compensation | ±3 EV range, in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps | ±3 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps |
| Auto Exposure Bracketing | 7 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 EV steps | 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps |
| White Balance Bracketing | Yes | Yes |
| X-sync Speed | 1/320 sec | 1/250sec |
| Exposure Range | EV 0-20 (ISO 100) | - |
| DISPLAY | Olympus PEN E-P5 | Canon EOS R6 |
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| Type | 3" LCD display | 3" LCD display |
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| Touch Screen | Yes | Yes |
| Display Format | 1,037,000 pixels | 1,620,000 pixels |
| Display Form Factor | Folding | Rotating |
| Display Features | Contrast control, display brightness control, display colour control, Touch AF | Display brightness control, display colour control, anti-smudge coating |
| FLASH | Olympus PEN E-P5 | Canon EOS R6 |
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| Camera Flash | Pop-up flash | - |
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| Guide Number (m / ISO 100) | 7 | - |
| Flash Modes | Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction | - |
| Red-Eye Reduction | Yes | - |
| Features | AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control, flash exposure bracketing | - |
| VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER | Olympus PEN E-P5 | Canon EOS R6 |
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| Digital Video Format | MPEG-4, MJPEG | H.264 |
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| Image Recording Format | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW, HEIF, RAW + HEIF |
| Max Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Microphone Operation Mode | Stereo | Stereo |
| Microphone Features | Wind noise reduction | - |
| MEMORY | Olympus PEN E-P5 | Canon EOS R6 |
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| Memory Card Slot | SD card | Dual SD card |
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| Supported Memory Cards | SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card | SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card |
| Memory Card Included | - | No |
| Image Storage | RAW 4608 x 3456 - 17 MB JPEG 4608 x 3456 - 7.5 MB JPEG 4608 x 3456 - 3.5 MB JPEG 2560 x 1920 - 1.1 MB JPEG 1024 x 768 - 0.3 MB |
5472 x 3648 3648 x 2432 2736 x 1824 2400 x 1600 3408 x 2272 2400 x 1600 7280 x 5464 5152 x 3872 3712 x 2784 2112 x 1600 5472 x 3072 3648 x 2048 2736 x 1536 2400 x 1344 3648 x 3648 2432 x 2432 1824 x 1824 1600 x 1600 |
| Video Capture | MPEG-4 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 20Mbps MPEG-4 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 17Mbps MPEG-4 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps - 13Mbps MPEG-4 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps - 10Mbps MJPEG - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps MJPEG - 640 x 480 - 30 fps MJPEG - 1280 x 720 - 10 fps - Time-Lapse mode |
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 119.88 fps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps |
| BATTERY AND CHARGING | Olympus PEN E-P5 | Canon EOS R6 |
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| Battery Type | Olympus BLN-1 Lithium Ion | Canon LP-E6NH Lithium Ion |
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| Details | Olympus BLN-1 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) | Canon LP-E6NH Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) |
| Battery Life | Photo shooting - 330 shots | Photo shooting - 380 shots (Power Save LVF Shooting mode) Photo shooting - 510 shots (Power Save LCD Shooting mode) |
| CONNECTIONS | Olympus PEN E-P5 | Canon EOS R6 |
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| Interface | Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n | HDMI, USB 3.1, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2 |
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| Connectivity Features | Remote live view | Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer, wireless video upload to cloud server, wireless image upload to cloud server, wireless image printing |
| Print Standard | Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching | DPOF support, Exif Print support |
| Computer Connectivity | - | Mac, Windows |
| Flash Terminal | Hot shoe | Hot shoe |
| Connector Type | USB 2.0 Composite video/audio output HDMI output |
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (USB Type-C) HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D) Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) Remote control |
| FEATURES | Olympus PEN E-P5 | Canon EOS R6 |
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| Self-Timer Delay | 2sec, 12sec, 1 - 30 sec | 10 sec, 2sec |
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| Continuous Shooting Speed | 5 frames per second, 4.5 frames per second, 9 frames per second | 20 frames per second, 12 frames per second |
| Additional Features | Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, sharpness control, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, Shadow Adjustment Technology, Eye-Fi Card Ready, Touch Shutter technology, Time-Lapse recording, GPS via mobile | RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, highlight tone priority, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, USB charging, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), HDR image enhancement technology, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, Touch Shutter technology, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, distortion correction function, diffraction correction, multiple exposure capture, Digital Lens Optimizer, 4K time-lapse movie recording, anti-flicker, firmware upgradable |
| OTHERS | Olympus PEN E-P5 | Canon EOS R6 |
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| Included Accessories | Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, audio / video cable | Battery charger, body cap, neck strap |
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| Software | Drivers & Utilities, Olympus Viewer 3 | Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon EOS Utility, Canon Digital Photo Professional 4, Canon Digital Photo Professional Express |
| Max Operating Temperature | 40 °C | 40 °C |
| Min Operating Temperature | 0 °C | 1 °C |
| Service & Support | - | Limited warranty - 1 year |
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