Olympus E-M1 II vs Olympus SZ-30MR

Lets look much closer at the Olympus E-M1 II vs Olympus SZ-30MR, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both produced by Olympus. There is a noticeable difference among the resolutions of the E-M1 II (20MP) and SZ-30MR (16MP) and the E-M1 II (Four Thirds) and SZ-30MR (1/2.3") possess different sensor sizing.

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The E-M1 II was announced 5 years later than the SZ-30MR and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-M1 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus SZ-30MR being a Compact camera.

Before we go through a thorough comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the E-M1 II scores vs the SZ-30MR with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II & Olympus SZ-30MR. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M1 II Gallery & Olympus SZ-30MR Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to lug around your camera frequently, you need to factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-M1 II offers physical dimensions of 134mm x 91mm x 67mm (5.3" x 3.6" x 2.6") with a weight of 574 grams (1.27 lbs) and the Olympus SZ-30MR has proportions of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") and a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the E-M1 II against the SZ-30MR.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the E-M1 II and SZ-30MR is 68 and 89 respectively.

Oftentimes, it's hard to picture the gap in sensor measurements purely by going through a spec sheet. The photograph underneath will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M1 II and SZ-30MR.

As you can see, each of these cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-M1 II with its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF less difficult and the Olympus E-M1 II will show more detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images a little more aggressively. The more modern E-M1 II provides a benefit in sensor tech.