Fujifilm FinePix IS Pro vs Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II

In this comparison, we will evaluate the Fujifilm FinePix IS Pro and the Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II, highlighting the advantages of each over the other, discussing their pros and cons, shared strengths and weaknesses, and providing a rating based on their available features and specifications to assist you in choosing the one that best suits your needs.

Fujifilm FinePix IS Pro was introduced in July 2007 and Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II was introduced in February 2015. Let us first list highlights of the models.

Now that we've looked at the most essential specifications and gained a basic understanding of these cameras, we can delve into more details and see the differences between them.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Fujifilm FinePix IS Pro over Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II over Fujifilm FinePix IS Pro.

We already listed pros and cons of each model. However, you may also find useful to look at their common strengths and weaknesses shown side-by-side.

Screen

Fujifilm FinePix IS Pro has a 2.5" Fixed screen with 230k dot resolution and Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II has a 3.0" Fully Articulated screen with 1,037k dot resolution. Fully articulated screen makes Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II selfie and vlogger friendly and generally very useful for video shooting. Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II also features touchscreen which has advantages such as easy menu navigation, intuitive controls, quick setting adjustment and most importantly a Touch-to-Focus functionality (available only on Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II) allowing users to select a specific point on the screen where they want the camera to focus. This feature can be helpful for achieving precise focus in both photo and video recording.

Viewfinder

Fujifilm FinePix IS Pro has a built-in Optical (pentaprism) viewfinderOlympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II has a built-in Electronic viewfinder with 2,360k dot resolution. Fujifilm FinePix IS Pro has 95% coverage with 0.94x (0.63x 35mm equivalent) magnification and Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II has 100% coverage with 1.48x (0.74x 35mm equivalent) magnification.

Fujifilm FinePix IS Pro features a 6 megapixel APS-C CCD sensor with dimensions of 23 x 15.5 mm and a total area of 356.5 mm². Its native ISO range is 100 - 3,200. Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II features a 16.1 megapixel Micro Four Thirds MOS sensor with dimensions of 17.3 x 13 mm and a total area of 169 mm². Its native ISO range is 200 - 25,600 and expands to 100 - 25,600 in boosted mode.

Here is a sensor size comparison chart where you can see how different sensors compare with each other:

Sensor size chart

	Sensor	Dimensions	Area	Aspect Ratio	Crop Factor
	Medium Format	44 x 33 mm	1452 mm2	4:3	0.79x
	Full Frame	36 x 24 mm	864 mm2	3:2	1x
	APS-H	27 x 18 mm	486 mm2	3:2	1.3x
	APS-C	23.6 x 15.6 mm	368.2 mm2	3:2	1.5x
	APS-C (Canon)	22.3 x 14.9 mm	332.3 mm2	3:2	1.6x
	Micro Four Thirds	17.4 x 13 mm	226.2 mm2	4:3	2x
	1-inch	13.2 x 8.8 mm	116.2 mm2	3:2	2.7x
	1/1.7-inch	7.44 x 5.58 mm	41.5 mm2	4:3	4.7x
	1/2.3-inch	6.17 x 4.55 mm	28.1 mm2	4:3	5.6x

Fujifilm FinePix IS Pro can take pictures up to 4256 x 2848 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 3024 x 2016, 2304 x 1536 with 3:2 aspect ratios. Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II is equipped with TruePic VII processor and can take pictures up to 4608 x 3456 resolution.

Lens Mount

Fujifilm FinePix IS Pro has Nikon F lens mount and Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II has Micro Four Thirds lens mount. Due to APS-C sensor in Fujifilm FinePix IS Pro its crop factor is equal to 1.5x, this means that a 35mm equivalent focal length of the mounted lens will be equal to its actual focal length times 1.5. Due to Micro Four Thirds sensor in Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II its crop factor is equal to 2x, this means that a 35mm equivalent focal length of the mounted lens will be equal to its actual focal length times 2.

In-Body Image Stabilization on Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II has a built-in 5-Axis Sensor Shift in-body image stabilization (IBIS). This means that you are still getting vibration reduction when camera is paired with non-image stabilizied lenses. It also works with lenses with optical image stabilization and in combination can achieve even better compensation.

Built-in Wi-Fi on Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II has a built-in Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n, 2.4 GHz) which allows to easily transfer photos and videos from the camera to other Wi-Fi-enabled devices, such as smartphones, tablets, printers, or computers. This eliminates the need for cables and allows for quick and convenient media sharing and social media integration. It gives you the ability to control your camera remotely using a smartphone or tablet. This is particularly useful for taking self-portraits, group shots, or capturing images in challenging conditions without having to touch the camera. Firmware updates can also be downloaded and installed wirelessly.
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USB Inputs and HDMI Outputs

Both models have USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) inputs for data transfer. connector for video signal output.

Battery

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II comes with BLN-1 battery pack with battery life of 310 shots.

External Storage Slots

Fujifilm FinePix IS Pro has a single Compact Flash (Type I/II) card slot. Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II has a single SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-I) card slot.

Shutter

Fujifilm FinePix IS Pro has Electronically controlled Vertical-traverse Focal-plane shutter. Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II has Mechanical Focal Plane shutter. Shutter speed can go up to 1/8000 sec on Fujifilm FinePix IS Pro, and up to 1/16000 sec with electronic shutter and up to 1/8000 sec with mechanical shutter on Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II. Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II can shoot continuously up to 10.0 fps.

Exposure

Exposure meterings of Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II ranges from -2 to +20 EV and you can set the exposure compensation within the ±5 EV range on Fujifilm FinePix IS Pro and ±5 EV range on Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II. You can also do exposure bracketing and manual exposure adjustment on Fujifilm FinePix IS Pro and exposure lock, exposure bracketing and manual exposure adjustment on Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II.

Flash

Fujifilm FinePix IS Pro has a built-in flash with maximum range of 12.00 m and also accepts external flash which can be connected via X-contact hot-shoe (with i-TTL support). Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II has no built-in flash but an external flash may be connected via Hot Shoe. The fastest flash synchronization speed is 1/250 sec on both cameras.

Fujifilm FinePix IS Pro body has dimensions of 147 x 113 x 74 mm (5.79 x 4.45 x 2.91") and Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II body has dimensions of 124 x 85 x 45 mm (4.88 x 3.35 x 1.77"). Fujifilm FinePix IS Pro weighs 920 g (2.03 lb / 32.45 oz) and Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II weighs 469 g (1.03 lb / 16.54 oz).

Fujifilm FinePix IS Pro

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II

147 mm

113 mm

124 mm

85 mm