Canon S100 vs Olympus E-M1X

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Canon S100 versus Olympus E-M1X, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Pro Mirrorless by companies Canon and Olympus. There is a significant difference among the resolutions of the S100 (12MP) and E-M1X (20MP) and the S100 (1/1.7") and E-M1X (Four Thirds) offer different sensor sizes.

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The S100 was released 8 years earlier than the E-M1X and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Canon S100 being a Compact camera and the Olympus E-M1X being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight to a thorough comparison, here is a simple overview of how the S100 matches up vs the E-M1X in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon PowerShot S100 and Olympus OM-D E-M1X. The complete galleries are viewable at Canon S100 Gallery and Olympus E-M1X Gallery.

In case you're looking to carry your camera, you have to think about its weight and proportions. The Canon S100 enjoys external measurements of 99mm x 60mm x 28mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") with a weight of 198 grams (0.44 lbs) while the Olympus E-M1X has measurements of 144mm x 147mm x 75mm (5.7" x 5.8" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 997 grams (2.20 lbs).

Take a look at the Canon S100 versus Olympus E-M1X in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Here is a front view over all size comparison of the S100 versus the E-M1X.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the S100 and E-M1X is 93 and 54 respectively.

Usually, it is very difficult to visualize the gap in sensor sizing purely by viewing specs. The photograph below will help give you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the S100 and E-M1X.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The S100 because of its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field harder and the Olympus E-M1X will result in extra detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop photos a good deal more aggressively. The older S100 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.