Nikon P100 vs Olympus E-PM2

Below is a detailed overview of the Nikon P100 and Olympus E-PM2, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by manufacturers Nikon and Olympus. There exists a big gap between the image resolutions of the P100 (10MP) and E-PM2 (16MP) and the P100 (1/2.3") and E-PM2 (Four Thirds) have different sensor dimensions.

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The P100 was manufactured 3 years earlier than the E-PM2 and that is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Nikon P100 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Olympus E-PM2 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving straight to a complete comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the P100 matches up versus the E-PM2 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon Coolpix P100 and Olympus PEN E-PM2. The entire galleries are provided at Nikon P100 Gallery and Olympus E-PM2 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera regularly, you will need to factor its weight and proportions. The Nikon P100 comes with external dimensions of 114mm x 83mm x 99mm (4.5" x 3.3" x 3.9") having a weight of 481 grams (1.06 lbs) and the Olympus E-PM2 has measurements of 110mm x 64mm x 34mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.3") and a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are employing at the time. The following is a front view size comparison of the P100 versus the E-PM2.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the P100 and E-PM2 is 68 and 89 respectively.

Typically, its hard to imagine the contrast between sensor measurements just by going over specs. The photograph below may offer you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the P100 and E-PM2.

As you can plainly see, both cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The P100 because of its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field more difficult and the Olympus E-PM2 will offer more detail due to its extra 6MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics more aggressively. The older P100 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.