Canon S120 vs Olympus E-M10 II

Below, we will be looking at the Canon S120 and Olympus E-M10 II, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by manufacturers Canon and Olympus. There exists a crucial gap between the resolutions of the S120 (12MP) and E-M10 II (16MP) and the S120 (1/1.7") and E-M10 II (Four Thirds) enjoy totally different sensor size.

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The S120 was introduced 21 months before the E-M10 II which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Canon S120 being a Compact camera and the Olympus E-M10 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a concise overview of how the S120 matches up against the E-M10 II with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon PowerShot S120 and Olympus OM-D E-M10 II. The whole galleries are provided at Canon S120 Gallery and Olympus E-M10 II Gallery.

In case you're planning to lug around your camera, you will want to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Canon S120 comes with outside dimensions of 100mm x 59mm x 29mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 217 grams (0.48 lbs) whilst the Olympus E-M10 II has dimensions of 120mm x 83mm x 47mm (4.7" x 3.3" x 1.9") having a weight of 390 grams (0.86 lbs).

Check out the Canon S120 and Olympus E-M10 II in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are using at that time. Underneath is the front view over all size comparison of the S120 vs the E-M10 II.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the S120 and E-M10 II is 92 and 82 respectively.

Typically, its tough to envision the contrast between sensor measurements only by reading specs. The graphic below should provide you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the S120 and E-M10 II.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The S120 with its tinier sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field tougher and the Olympus E-M10 II will offer extra detail using its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs much more aggressively. The older S120 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.