Olympus E-1 vs Olympus E-M10 II

Lets look closer at the Olympus E-1 and Olympus E-M10 II, one is a Pro DSLR and the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and both are built by Olympus. There is a crucial difference between the resolutions of the E-1 (5MP) and E-M10 II (16MP) but they use the exact same sensor sizes (Four Thirds).

Photography Glossary

The E-1 was launched 12 years before the E-M10 II which is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-1 being a Large SLR camera and the Olympus E-M10 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before going through a thorough comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the E-1 matches up vs the E-M10 II when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-1 and Olympus OM-D E-M10 II. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-1 Gallery and Olympus E-M10 II Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to travel with your camera often, you are going to need to think about its weight and size. The Olympus E-1 offers physical measurements of 141mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") having a weight of 735 grams (1.62 lbs) while the Olympus E-M10 II has specifications of 120mm x 83mm x 47mm (4.7" x 3.3" x 1.9") along with a weight of 390 grams (0.86 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus E-1 and Olympus E-M10 II in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you have attached at that moment. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the E-1 against the E-M10 II.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the E-1 and E-M10 II is 59 and 82 respectively.

In many cases, its tough to picture the gap between sensor dimensions purely by reading through a spec sheet. The picture here should provide you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-1 and E-M10 II.

Clearly, the 2 cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit different MP. You should expect the Olympus E-M10 II to resolve more detail utilizing its extra 11 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also help you crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-1 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.