Nikon Z7 vs Olympus E-M10 II

Let's take a deeper look at the Nikon Z7 and Olympus E-M10 II, former is a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by brands Nikon and Olympus. There exists a noticeable gap among the image resolutions of the Z7 (46MP) and E-M10 II (16MP) and the Z7 (Full frame) and E-M10 II (Four Thirds) possess totally different sensor dimensions.

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The Z7 was revealed 3 years after the E-M10 II which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with the identical body type (SLR-style mirrorless).

Before we go in to a more detailed comparison, below is a short summary of how the Z7 matches up vs the E-M10 II with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Nikon Z7 & Olympus OM-D E-M10 II. The full galleries are available at Nikon Z7 Gallery & Olympus E-M10 II Gallery.

For anyone who is going to travel with your camera regularly, you're going to have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Nikon Z7 offers outer dimensions of 134mm x 101mm x 68mm (5.3" x 4.0" x 2.7") and a weight of 675 grams (1.49 lbs) and the Olympus E-M10 II has proportions of 120mm x 83mm x 47mm (4.7" x 3.3" x 1.9") with a weight of 390 grams (0.86 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have attached at that moment. Below is the front view measurements comparison of the Z7 versus the E-M10 II.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the Z7 and E-M10 II is 62 and 82 respectively.

Typically, it is difficult to see the gap in sensor dimensions purely by viewing specifications. The pic below should give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the Z7 and E-M10 II.

Plainly, both of those cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The Z7 using its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF less difficult and the Nikon Z7 will result in extra detail because of its extra 30 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop shots much more aggressively. The more modern Z7 will have a benefit in sensor innovation.