Canon M6 vs Olympus E-P1

Below is a detailed analysis of the Canon M6 versus Olympus E-P1, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Canon and Olympus. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the M6 (24MP) and E-P1 (12MP) and the M6 (APS-C) and E-P1 (Four Thirds) have different sensor sizing.

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The M6 was unveiled 7 years later than the E-P1 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature the same body design (Rangefinder-style mirrorless).

Before delving straight to a in depth comparison, here is a short view of how the M6 scores versus the E-P1 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon EOS M6 & Olympus PEN E-P1. The full galleries are available at Canon M6 Gallery & Olympus E-P1 Gallery.

If you're looking to lug around your camera regularly, you should take into account its weight and proportions. The Canon M6 comes with outer dimensions of 112mm x 68mm x 45mm (4.4" x 2.7" x 1.8") and a weight of 390 grams (0.86 lbs) and the Olympus E-P1 has measurements of 121mm x 70mm x 36mm (4.8" x 2.8" x 1.4") with a weight of 355 grams (0.78 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you select at the time. Below is a front view measurements comparison of the M6 vs the E-P1.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the M6 and E-P1 is 84 and 86 respectively.

More often than not, its tough to imagine the contrast between sensor measurements merely by reading through a spec sheet. The visual here will help give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the M6 and E-P1.

Clearly, each of these cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The M6 with its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field less difficult and the Canon M6 will give extra detail having an extra 12MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The more modern M6 provides a benefit in sensor innovation.