When comparing Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II vs Panasonic Lumix S5 IIX, the Slant community recommends Panasonic Lumix S5 IIX for most people. In the question“What are the best mirrorless cameras?” Panasonic Lumix S5 IIX is ranked 2nd while Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II is ranked 7th. The most important reason people chose Panasonic Lumix S5 IIX is:
Good video quality, features and performance.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Great focusing system
The focusing system is quick, it rarely if ever resorts to focus hunting and it's consistently accurate.
Pro In-body stabilization saves money on lenses
Since stabilization can be applied to any lense, you can save money by not having to spend it on stabilized lenses which are generally more expensive than non-stabilized lenses.
Pro MFT lens mount allows for a wide variety of lenses to choose from
Micro Four Thirds system is a standard used by Panasonic, Olympus, Sigma and many others so you're not locked into a having to buy lenses from one manufacturer.
Pro Video quality
Good video quality, features and performance.
Pro SSD recording
Can write directly to external SSD devices (up to 2TB) over its USB-C socket.
Pro Good stablization
Cons
Con Menu system could be easier to use
The camera menu has 26 screen pages and dozens of subpages. Navigating through them to find what you need, can take a while.
Con Sinister black look
A question of taste of course, it seems to be an "award-winning design".
Con No tally lights
