Olympus E-510 vs Olympus E-M5 II

Below, we will be matching up the Olympus E-510 vs Olympus E-M5 II, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless and both of them are produced by Olympus. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-510 (10MP) and E-M5 II (16MP) but they use the exact same sensor measurements (Four Thirds).

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The E-510 was unveiled 8 years before the E-M5 II and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-510 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus E-M5 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving in to a more detailed comparison, below is a concise view of how the E-510 matches up versus the E-M5 II when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-510 & Olympus OM-D E-M5 II. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-510 Gallery & Olympus E-M5 II Gallery.

If you're going to carry your camera, you need to think about its weight and size. The Olympus E-510 comes with outer dimensions of 136mm x 92mm x 68mm (5.4" x 3.6" x 2.7") accompanied by a weight of 490 grams (1.08 lbs) whilst the Olympus E-M5 II has specifications of 124mm x 85mm x 45mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 1.8") along with a weight of 469 grams (1.03 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you choose at that moment. The following is the front view measurement comparison of the E-510 versus the E-M5 II.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-510 and E-M5 II is 69 and 80 respectively.

Sometimes, it's difficult to visualise the contrast between sensor sizing purely by reading specifications. The graphic here should offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-510 and E-M5 II.

To sum up, both the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same megapixels. You can count on the Olympus E-M5 II to offer more detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older E-510 is going to be behind in sensor technology.