Olympus E-410 vs Olympus E-M10 II

Its time to take a deeper look at the Olympus E-410 vs Olympus E-M10 II, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and both are manufactured by Olympus. There is a substantial difference between the image resolutions of the E-410 (10MP) and E-M10 II (16MP) but both cameras offer the identical sensor dimensions (Four Thirds).

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The E-410 was released 9 years before the E-M10 II and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-410 being a Compact SLR camera and the Olympus E-M10 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the E-410 matches up versus the E-M10 II when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-410 & Olympus OM-D E-M10 II. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-410 Gallery & Olympus E-M10 II Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to carry your camera frequently, you have to consider its weight and size. The Olympus E-410 features outside measurements of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") having a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs) while the Olympus E-M10 II has specifications of 120mm x 83mm x 47mm (4.7" x 3.3" x 1.9") accompanied by a weight of 390 grams (0.86 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have at that moment. Underneath is a front view dimension comparison of the E-410 against the E-M10 II.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the E-410 and E-M10 II is 77 and 82 respectively.

Usually, it can be hard to see the gap between sensor sizing merely by reading through technical specs. The graphic here may provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-410 and E-M10 II.

As you can tell, the two cameras feature the identical sensor size albeit not the same megapixels. You can count on the Olympus E-M10 II to give you more detail as a result of its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will help you crop pictures way more aggressively. The older E-410 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.