| Model: | Olympus PEN E-P5 |
| Metering: | TTL |
| Focus Type: | Supports autofocus lenses |
| Rearlcd: | 3" 1.03m pixel resolution |
| Predecessor: | Olympus PEN E-P3 |
| Weight: | 420g |
| Viewfinder: | Optional external OVF or EVF |
| Frame Rate: | 9 fps |
| Flash: | Built-In+supports external flashes through the hot shoe |
| Recording Medium: | SD card |
| Sensor Type: | Live MOS |
| Sensor Size: | Four Thirds (13x17.3mm) |
| Date: | October 2013 |
| Lens: | Interchangeable |
| Type: | Mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera |
| Manufacturer: | Olympus Corporation |
The Olympus PEN E-P5 is a mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera in the micro four thirds system released in October 2013. This is, despite its number, the fourth model in the PEN E-P range. It remained the latest model in the E-P series until the introduction of the E-P7 in the summer of 2021. It includes the same 16 MP sensor as the Olympus OM-D E-M5. The E-P5 comes in three colour schemes; black, silver and white.[1]
Specifications:
In 2012, Olympus started the OM-D series with the E-M5 as their more professional line compared to their PEN series, which had been running for a few years. Back in the day, the main criticism for the PEN series was the lack of built-in viewfinder, the lack of weather-sealing and the weird ergonomics for some. Olympus worked on fixing these when they made the E-M5, and some of its features slid down into the E-P5.
There were features where the E-P5 was even better than the E-M5:
However, the E-M5 had a major feature, the built-in electronic viewfinder, which the PEN series lacked until the PEN F's digital version, which was released in 2016. The EVF became a mainstream feature in the lower categories of mirrorless cameras as well, so the PEN series went to a decline, and a new camera in the main PEN series was not seen again until the E-P7 in 2021.