In depth comparison and review of Olympus PEN E-PL8 and Canon EOS R5 C. 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-PL8 | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| Product Type | Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system | Digital camera - 8K - mirrorless system |
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| Lens Included | Body only | Body only |
| Height | 6.83 cm | 10.1 cm |
| Width | 11.71 cm | 14.2 cm |
| Depth | 3.84 cm | 11.1 cm |
| Weight | 326 g | 680 g |
| Weight Details | Camera body only: 326 g Camera with battery and memory card: 374 g Camera with battery, memory card and M.Zuiko 14-42mm II R lens: 491 g |
Camera body only: 680 g Camera with battery and memory card: 770 g |
| Enclosure Colour | Black | White | - |
| SENSOR | Olympus PEN E-PL8 | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| Sensor Resolution | 16.1 Megapixel | 45 Megapixel |
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| Optical Sensor Type | Live MOS | CMOS |
| Total Pixels | 17,200,000 pixels | 47,100,000 pixels |
| Effective Sensor Resolution | 16,100,000 pixels | 45,000,000 pixels |
| Optical Sensor Size | Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm) | Full Frame (36 x 24 mm) |
| Frame Rate (Max Resolution) | 30 fps | 60 fps |
| Sensor Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| Sensor Features | Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) | Self Cleaning Sensor Unit |
| Image Stabiliser | Optical (3-axis image sensor shift mechanism) | Electronic (5-axis) |
| Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser | Yes | - |
| PROCESSOR | Olympus PEN E-PL8 | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| Image Processor | TruePic VII | DIGIC X |
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| LENS | Olympus PEN E-PL8 | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| Lens Mounting Type | Micro Four Thirds | Canon RF |
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| FOCUSING | Olympus PEN E-PL8 | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| Auto Focus | TTL contrast detection | Dual Pixel CMOS AF II |
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| Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty | 800 | 1053 |
| Auto Focus Features | - | Focus Peaking function |
| AE/AF Control | Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF | Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Zone AF, Head Detection AF, Animal detection AF, Vehicle-tracking AF |
| Face Detection | Eye Detect AF | Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function |
| VIEWFINDER | Olympus PEN E-PL8 | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| Viewfinder Type | - | Electronic - OLED |
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| Viewfinder Colour Support | - | Colour |
| Viewfinder Diagonal Size | - | 0.5" |
| Viewfinder Resolution | - | 5,760,000 pixels |
| Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage | - | 100% |
| Optical Viewfinder Magnification | - | 0.76x |
| Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range | - | -4 to +2 |
| Field of View Crop Factor | - | 1.0 |
| EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE | Olympus PEN E-PL8 | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| ISO (Max) | 25600 | 102400 |
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| Native ISO | 100-25600 | 100-51200 |
| Extended ISO (Max) | - | 102400 |
| Extended ISO (Min) | - | 50 |
| Light Sensitivity | ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (100-25600) | ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 100-51200, ISO auto (100-25600), ISO auto (200-51200) |
| 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, focus bracketing, ISO sensitivity bracketing, white balance bracketing | Focus bracketing |
| Special Effects | Sepia, Monotone, Neutral, Vivid, Custom Effect, soft focus, natural, Muted, Water Colour, Diorama, Cross Process, partial colour, Grainy Film, Light Tone, Pop Art, Pale & Light Colour, pin hole, Gentle Sepia, Dramatic Tone, Key Line, Vintage | Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard, Fine Detail |
| White Balance | Custom, automatic, presets | Custom, automatic, presets |
| White Balance Presets | Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, sunlight, Flash, shade, Underwater, 2000K - 14000K | Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, 2000K - 15000K (100K steps), fluorescent light (white) |
| Shutter Type | Electronic | Mechanical, electronic |
| Max Shutter Speed | 1/4000 sec | 1/8000 sec |
| Min Shutter Speed | 60 sec | 30 sec |
| Exposure Compensation | ±5 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 or 2/3 EV steps | 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps |
| White Balance Bracketing | Yes | - |
| X-sync Speed | 1/125sec, 1/4000 sec | 1/250sec |
| Exposure Range | EV -2-20 - wide lens (ISO 100) | EV -3-20 (ISO 100) |
| DISPLAY | Olympus PEN E-PL8 | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| Type | 3" LCD display | 3.15" LCD display |
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| Touch Screen | Yes | Yes |
| Display Format | 1,037,000 pixels | 2,100,000 pixels |
| Display Form Factor | Folding | Rotating |
| Display Features | Display brightness control, display colour control | Display brightness control, anti-smudge coating |
| FLASH | Olympus PEN E-PL8 | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| Camera Flash | Detachable flash | - |
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| Guide Number (m / ISO 100) | 10 | - |
| 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 | - |
| External Flash Name | Olympus FL-LM1 | - |
| VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER | Olympus PEN E-PL8 | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| Digital Video Format | AVI, MJPEG, H.264, MOV | XF-AVC, Cinema RAW Light, MP4 |
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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 | 8192 x 4320 |
| Audio Signal Format | - | Linear PCM, AAC LC |
| Microphone Operation Mode | Stereo | Mono |
| Microphone Features | Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control | - |
| MEMORY | Olympus PEN E-PL8 | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| Memory Card Slot | SD card | SD card, CFexpress |
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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, CFexpress |
| Memory Card Included | No | 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 1280 x 960 - 0.4 MB |
8192 x 5464 5808 x 3872 4176 x 2784 2400 x 1600 5088 x 3392 7280 x 5464 5152 x 3872 3712 x 2784 2112 x 1600 8192 x 4608 5808 x 3264 4176 x 2344 2400 x 1344 5456 x 5456 3872 x 3872 2784 x 2784 1600 x 1600 |
| Video Capture | MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 24Mbps MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 16Mbps MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps - 12Mbps MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps - 8Mbps MJPEG - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps MJPEG - 640 x 480 - 30 fps |
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| BATTERY AND CHARGING | Olympus PEN E-PL8 | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| Battery Type | Olympus BLS-50 Lithium Ion | Canon LP-E6NH Lithium Ion |
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| Details | Olympus BLS-50 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) | Canon LP-E6NH Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Canon LP-E6N Li-ion rechargeable battery (optional) Canon LP-E6 Li-ion rechargeable battery (optional) |
| Battery Life | Photo shooting - 350 shots Video recording - 2.5 hours |
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| CONNECTIONS | Olympus PEN E-PL8 | Canon EOS R5 C |
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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/ac, Bluetooth 5.0 |
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| Connectivity Features | Remote control via mobile devices, 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 |
| Print Standard | DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching | DPOF support, Exif Print support |
| Flash Terminal | Hot shoe | Hot shoe |
| Connector Type | USB 2.0 Composite video/audio output HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D) |
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (USB Type-C) HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D) Audio line-in / microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) Remote control Timecode in/out |
| FEATURES | Olympus PEN E-PL8 | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| Features | - | SMPTE Colour Bars, zebra pattern, waveform monitor |
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| Self-Timer Delay | 2sec, 12sec | 10 sec, 2sec |
| Continuous Shooting Speed | 3.7 frames per second, 8.5 frames per second, 7.4 frames per second | 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 12 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 3.9 frames per second, 6.8 frames per second, 9.2 frames per second, 5.1 frames per second, 4.9 frames per second |
| HDR Mode | Auto HDR mode, HDR post-processing | - |
| Additional Features | Audio recording, built-in speaker, auto power save, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, shadow point display, highlight point display, in-camera RAW processing, Full-time Live View, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Eye-Fi Card Ready, Touch Shutter technology | Sharpness control, histogram display, colour control, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, Pre-Rec function, built-in cooling fan, USB charging, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, HDR image enhancement technology, Bayer mosaic RGB filter, Noise Reduction control, fast motion recording, silent shooting, distortion correction function, simultaneous multi-format recording, Optical Low Pass Filter (OLFP), diffraction correction, slow motion recording, chromatic aberration correction, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording, 4:2:2 10-bit internal rercording, tally light, 12-bit RAW, Canon Log 3, Perceptual Quantisation (PQ) recording, Black Gamma control |
| OTHERS | Olympus PEN E-PL8 | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| Included Accessories | Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable | Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, cable protector |
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| Software | Drivers & Utilities, Olympus Viewer 3 | - |
| Max Operating Temperature | 40 °C | 40 °C |
| Min Operating Temperature | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| Service & Support | - | Limited warranty - 2 years |
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