Canon EOS 100D vs. Olympus Pen E-PL5

If you feel bothered carrying large DSLR camera, but you still want to enjoy the serious aspect of an SLR camera, then you need to consider the Canon EOS 100D. A well-known camera reviewers, techradar.com has a special opinion on this camera as follows:

"What Canon has managed to produce in the EOS 100D is pretty special - a very small body that retains the same DSLR stylings of its larger siblings, and more importantly, produces impressive image quality. That's quite a feat.". The assessment is very precise, but you can still consider a mirrorless camera of the pioneers, the Olympus Pen E-PL5. It's a mirrorless camera that takes very good-quality pictures and offers high-end performances.

Olympus Pen E-PL5 has features that allow you to make creative pictures because the camera is equipped with art and scene modes. Pen E-PL5 has a 16.1-million-pixel sensor of the Olympus OM-D E-M5, which was then used in the Pen E-PM2 and now in the Pen E-PL5, and Canon has Picture Styles that gives you the opportunity to boost elements such as saturation, and you will love filter effects on the 100D such as grainy black and white and toy camera effect.

 

Canon EOS 100D vs Olympus Pen E-PL 5. Image: snapsort.com

Canon EOS features a 18 million-pixel sensor, the same as the EOS 700D or Canon EOS M2. If you look at the Canon EOS 100D, then Canon has effectively made ​​a mini version of its 650D. Basically, both PEN E-PL5 and Canon 100D is a camera with a small size with high image quality in each class. Olympus Pen E-PL5, it has a compact camera-style body, rather than a miniature DSLR build.

Another equation of the Canon 100D and Olympus Pen E-PL5 are both equipped with a responsive touch screen. The EOS 100D has multitouch controls , and accurate display calibration, while the Pen E-PL5 comes Nice LCD, plus Tilt screen and touchscreen controls, so both cameras are able to meet the challenges of the newest cameras on the market .

You are right, the Canon EOS 100D is small for an SLR camera, but it still gives a clear and bright view. It's worth bearing in mind that it does not give a 100 % field of view, unlike the majority of electronic viewfinders. A major difference between the OM - D E-M5 and the Pen E - PL5 is that the former has a built-in viewfinder, while the new camera yet does not, it does feature a hotshoe port via an optional roomates unit can be attached. If you really need it, then you have to buy the VF-3 or VF-2.  The key difference between the two EVFs is resolution: the VF-3 has 920,000 dots while the VF-2 LCD has 1.44 million dots.

 

                                                    Canon EOS 100D. Image: dpreview.com

If you are interested in classic styles or vintage, then you'll like the Olympus Pen E-PL5, because Pen E-PL5 is a high end point-and-shoot-eqsue style of camera body but adds a touch of retro appeal to its exterior. While the Canon 100D is a camera with a modern appearance, arguably even a mini version of the Canon 650D. Do you prefer a modern or antique style, then that is a very personal taste.

You are definitely interested in trying these camera, the EOS 100D or Pen E-P5, then the use of this camera is quite a user-friendly handling, simple and effective controls and very fast to use. You will not find any difficulty when you use them, even though you are a budding photographer or just jump out of habit as compact-system camera users. Use the iAuto setting the Pen E-PL5, then you do not need to bother, and allow the camera to get the best picture, and you will feel the reliability of the iAuto feature.

 

Olympus Pen E-PL6. Image: thephoblographer.com

If you are a beginner, you do not need to worry, both cameras have an automatic feature, so that at the initial moment, you do not need to be ashamed to use automatic shooting to produce sharp pictures. If later you want to be serious, then read the manual for your camera, and do experiments as often as possible in every occasion, whether during the holidays or everyday activities.

Both cameras are capable of making a film or video in Full-HD, so what you need from a camera in this digital age can you get from the Canon EOS 100D and Olympus Pen E-PL5. If you have vacation plans, one of these cameras will accompany you to capture important moments, and every wonderful moment in your journey, and when you need it for other activities such as social events, birthday parties, weddings or when you mingle with your close friends.