Olympus E-M1 II vs Olympus 5010

The following is a extensive review of the Olympus E-M1 II vs Olympus 5010, former is a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact and they are both sold by Olympus. There exists a sizable gap between the image resolutions of the E-M1 II (20MP) and 5010 (14MP) and the E-M1 II (Four Thirds) and 5010 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor sizing.

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The E-M1 II was launched 6 years after the 5010 which is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-M1 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus 5010 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving through a in-depth comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the E-M1 II scores vs the 5010 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II & Olympus Stylus 5010. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-M1 II Gallery & Olympus 5010 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to travel with your camera, you are going to need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M1 II features outer dimensions of 134mm x 91mm x 67mm (5.3" x 3.6" x 2.6") accompanied by a weight of 574 grams (1.27 lbs) and the Olympus 5010 has measurements of 95mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 126 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the E-M1 II against the 5010.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-M1 II and 5010 is 68 and 96 respectively.

Typically, it's hard to picture the gap between sensor dimensions merely by checking specs. The pic below will provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M1 II and 5010.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-M1 II because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Olympus E-M1 II will give you greater detail utilizing its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will help you crop photographs a little more aggressively. The more modern E-M1 II should have an edge when it comes to sensor technology.