Olympus OM-D E-M5 vs Fujifilm FinePix JV200

In this comparison, we will evaluate the Olympus OM-D E-M5 and the Fujifilm FinePix JV200, 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.

Olympus OM-D E-M5 was introduced in April 2012 and Fujifilm FinePix JV200 was introduced in January 2011. 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 Olympus OM-D E-M5 over Fujifilm FinePix JV200.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Fujifilm FinePix JV200 over Olympus OM-D E-M5.

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

Olympus OM-D E-M5 has a 3.0" Tilting screen with 610k dot resolution and Fujifilm FinePix JV200 has a 2.70" Fixed screen with 230k dot resolution. Tilting screen makes Olympus OM-D E-M5 very useful for photography purposes but not so useful for video shooting. Olympus OM-D E-M5 also features touchscreen which has advantages such as easy menu navigation, intuitive controls, quick setting adjustment and most importantly a Touch-to-Focus functionality 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.

Electronic Viewfinder on Olympus OM-D E-M5

Olympus OM-D E-M5 has a built-in Electronic viewfinder with 1,440k dot resolution. It has a 100% coverage and 1.15x (0.58x 35mm equivalent) magnification. There is no built-in or optional viewfinder available on Fujifilm FinePix JV200.

Olympus OM-D E-M5 features a 16.1 megapixel Micro Four Thirds CMOS sensor with dimensions of 17.3 x 13 mm and a total area of 224.9 mm². Its native ISO range is 200 - 25,600 and expands to 100 - 25,600 in boosted mode. Fujifilm FinePix JV200 features a 14.0 megapixel 1/2.3-inch CCD sensor with dimensions of 6.17 x 4.55 mm and a total area of 20.7 mm². Its native ISO range is 100 - 1,600 and expands to 100 - 3,200 in boosted mode.

Olympus OM-D E-M5 is equipped with TruePic VI processor and can take pictures up to 4608 x 3456 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 4608 x 3072, 4608 x 2592, 3456 x 3456, 2592 x 3456, 3200 x 2400, 3200 x 1800, 3216 x 2144, 2400 x 2400, 1824 x 2432, 2560 x1920, 2560 x 1440, 2544 x 1696, 1920 x 1920, 1440 x 1920, 1920 x 1440, 1920 x 1080, 1920 x 1280, 1440 x 1440, 1104 x 1472, 1600 x 1200, 1536 x 864, 1584 x 1056, 1216 x 1216, 864 x 1152, 1280 x 960, 1280 x 720, 1296 x 864, 960 x 960, 720 x 960, 1024 x 768, 1024 x 576, 1008 x 672, 768 x 768, 576 x 768, 640 x 480, 640 x 360, 624 x 416, 480 x 480, 384 x 512 with 1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9 aspect ratios. Fujifilm FinePix JV200 can take pictures up to 4288 x 3216 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 4288 x 2864, 4288 x 2416, 3072 x 2304, 3072 x 1728, 2048 x 1536, 1920 x 1080 with 4:3, 3:2, 16:9 aspect ratios.

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

Olympus OM-D E-M5 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.

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 comes with BLN-1 battery pack with battery life of 360 shots.

External Storage Slots

Olympus OM-D E-M5 has a single SD/SDHC/SDXC card slot. Fujifilm FinePix JV200 has a single SD /SDHC card slot.

Shutter

Shutter speed can go up to 1/4000 sec on Olympus OM-D E-M5, and up to 1/1400 sec on Fujifilm FinePix JV200. Olympus OM-D E-M5 can shoot continuously up to 9.0 fps. Fujifilm FinePix JV200 can shoot continuously up to 1.2 fps.

Flash

Fujifilm FinePix JV200 has a built-in flash with maximum range of 3.50 m. Olympus OM-D E-M5 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 Olympus OM-D E-M5.

Olympus OM-D E-M5 body has dimensions of 122 x 89 x 43 mm (4.8 x 3.5 x 1.69") and Fujifilm FinePix JV200 body has dimensions of 94 x 56 x 21 mm (3.7 x 2.2 x 0.83"). Olympus OM-D E-M5 weighs 425 g (0.94 lb / 14.99 oz) and Fujifilm FinePix JV200 weighs 125 g (0.28 lb / 4.41 oz).

Olympus OM-D E-M5

Fujifilm FinePix JV200

122 mm

89 mm

94 mm

56 mm

89 mm

56 mm

43 mm

21 mm