Olympus PEN E-P5 vs. Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Olympus PEN E-P5 and Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R. 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.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Olympus PEN E-P5 vs. Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus PEN E-P5 Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - 5K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 6.89 cm 11 cm
Width 12.23 cm 14.89 cm
Depth 3.72 cm 9.67 cm
Weight 378 g 898 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 898 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 1.02 kg
Body Material Metal -
Enclosure Colour Black | Silver | White -
Protection - Splashproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant
SENSOR Olympus PEN E-P5 Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R
Sensor Resolution 16.1 Megapixel 47.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Live MOS CMOS
Total Pixels 16,100,000 pixels 50,440,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 17,200,000 pixels 47,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm) Full Frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 29.97 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser Optical (image sensor shift mechanism) Optical (5-Axis Dual I.S. 2.0)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Olympus PEN E-P5 Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R
Image Processor TruePic VI Venus Engine
LENS Olympus PEN E-P5 Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R
Lens Mounting Type Micro Four Thirds L-Mount
FOCUSING Olympus PEN E-P5 Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 35 225
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function, Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology, Advanced Recognition technology
AE/AF Control Subject-tracking AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection Yes Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Olympus PEN E-P5 Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R
Viewfinder Type Built-in - electronic Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Resolution - 5,760,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 0.78x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -4 to +2
Field of View Crop Factor 2 1.0
Interchangeable Yes -
Features - Auto eye sensor, magnification ratio control
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus PEN E-P5 Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R
ISO (Max) 25600 51200
Native ISO - 100-51200
Extended ISO (Max) - 51200
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO 200-25600, ISO auto (200-25600) ISO 50, ISO 51200, ISO auto (100-25600)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, highlight spot, shadow spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, highlight weighted
Exposure Metering Zones 324 1728
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Art Filter bracketing, ISO sensitivity bracketing Focus bracketing, white balance bracketing, aperture 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 Sepia, Vivid, soft focus, natural, monochrome, Flat, landscape, portrait, miniature, Cross Process, Retro, Expressive, high dynamic, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Low Key, Toy effect, Star Filter, Impressive Art, One Point Colour, Dynamic Monochrome, Sunshine, Old Days, Toy Pop, Fantasy, Rough Monochrome, Silky Monochrome, Standard, Cinelike D, Cinelike V, L. Classic Neo, Like709, Like2100 (HLG)
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, sunlight, tungsten light, Flash, shade, overcast, Underwater, 2000K - 14000K Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps)
Shutter Type - Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/16000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 sec 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 7 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 EV steps 3, 5, 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/320 sec 1/320 sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) EV 0-18 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Olympus PEN E-P5 Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R
Type 3" LCD display 3.2" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,037,000 pixels 2,100,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Tilting (3-way)
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control, display colour control, Touch AF -
FLASH Olympus PEN E-P5 Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R
Camera Flash Pop-up flash External flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 7 -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Forced OFF, auto mode with red-eye reduction, auto mode, forced, slow sync
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control, flash exposure bracketing -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus PEN E-P5 Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R
Digital Video Format MPEG-4, MJPEG H.264, HEVC, H.265, MPEG-4 AVC
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, HLG Photo
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 4992 x 3744
Audio Signal Format - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM, AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Olympus PEN E-P5 Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card, XQD Memory card
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-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, XQD Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card, CFexpress
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
8368 x 5584
5952 x 3968
4272 x 2848
16736 x 11168 - High Resolution Mode
5184 x 3456
3504 x 2336
HLG Photo 6464 x 4320
HLG Photo 3232 x 2160
7440 x 5584
5296 x 3968
3792 x 2848
RAW 14880 x 11168 - High Resolution Mode
4992 x 3744
3328 x 2496
5760 x 4320
HLG Photo 2880 x 2160
8368 x 4712
5952 x 3352
4272 x 2400
RAW 16736 x 9424 - High Resolution Mode
3840 x 2160
HLG Photo 7680 x 4320
HLG Photo 3840 x 2160
5584 x 5584
3968 x 3968
2848 x 2848
RAW 11168 x 11168 - High Resolution Mode
2880 x 2880
HLG Photo 4320 x 4320
HLG Photo 2144 x 2144
8368 x 3088
8368 x 4148
5504 x 3664
3920 x 2608
2784 x 1856
4880 x 3664
3472 x 2608
2480 x 1856
5504 x 3096
3840 x 2160
1920 x 1080
3664 x 3664
2608 x 2608
1856 x 1856
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
MOV - 4992 x 3744 - 29.97 fps - 200Mbps
MOV - 4992 x 3744 - 25 fps - 200Mbps
MOV - 4992 x 3744 - 23.98 fps - 200Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 - 59.94 fps - 150Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 - 50 fps - 150Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 - 29.97 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 - 25 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 - 23.98 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 59.94 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 29.97 fps - 20Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 20Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps - 24Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus PEN E-P5 Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R
Battery Type Olympus BLN-1 Lithium Ion Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details Olympus BLN-1 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Li-ion rechargeable battery - 3050 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 330 shots Video recording - 75 minutes (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 70 minutes (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 360 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 340 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 1100 shots (Power Save LVF Shooting mode)
CONNECTIONS Olympus PEN E-P5 Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n HDMI, USB 3.1, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features Remote live view -
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe, PC terminal
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
USB 3.1 Gen 1 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin HDMI Type A)
Microphone (mini-phone 3.5mm)
Remote control (sub-mini phone 2.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Olympus PEN E-P5 Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec, 1 - 30 sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 5 frames per second, 4.5 frames per second, 9 frames per second 2 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 9 frames per second, 30 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 60 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 Audio recording, built-in speaker, AE lock, AF lock, silent shooting, Focus Stacking, Post Focus function, Touch AE function, focus lock, white balance shift
OTHERS Olympus PEN E-P5 Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, audio / video cable Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, battery grip terminal cover, cable holder, hot shoe cover, USB-C cable, USB-C to USB-A cable, flash synchro socket cap
Software Drivers & Utilities, Olympus Viewer 3 SILKYPIX Developer Studio, LUMIX Tether, Panasonic PHOTOfunSTUDIO 10.1 Premium Edition
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -10 °C
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