OM System OM-1 vs Olympus E-M5 II

Its time to look more in depth at the OM System OM-1 versus Olympus E-M5 II, one is a Pro Mirrorless and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless and they are both designed by Olympus. There exists a huge gap among the image resolutions of the OM System OM-1 (20MP) and E-M5 II (16MP) but both cameras provide the identical sensor size (Four Thirds).

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The OM System OM-1 was launched 7 years after the E-M5 II which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature the same body design (SLR-style mirrorless).

Before delving straight to a complete comparison, here is a simple overview of how the OM System OM-1 matches up versus the E-M5 II in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for OM System OM-1 and Olympus OM-D E-M5 II. The complete galleries are available at OM System OM-1 Gallery and Olympus E-M5 II Gallery.

When you are aiming to travel with your camera often, you are going to need to take into account its weight and volume. The OM System OM-1 has outer dimensions of 135mm x 92mm x 73mm (5.3" x 3.6" x 2.9") accompanied by a weight of 599 grams (1.32 lbs) whilst the Olympus E-M5 II has sizing of 124mm x 85mm x 45mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 1.8") with a weight of 469 grams (1.03 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are employing during that time. Here is a front view measurements comparison of the OM System OM-1 vs the E-M5 II.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the OM System OM-1 and E-M5 II is 65 and 80 respectively.

Quite often, it is very difficult to see the gap in sensor dimensions simply by seeing specs. The image here might provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the OM System OM-1 and E-M5 II.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras come with the identical sensor size albeit not the same MP. You should count on the OM System OM-1 to provide extra detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop shots a good deal more aggressively. The younger OM System OM-1 will have a benefit when it comes to sensor technology.