Olympus E-M1 II vs Olympus 8010

The following is a in depth overview of the Olympus E-M1 II versus Olympus 8010, former is a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Waterproof and both of them are offered by Olympus. There exists a noticeable gap among the image resolutions of the E-M1 II (20MP) and 8010 (13MP) and the E-M1 II (Four Thirds) and 8010 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor size.

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The E-M1 II was unveiled 6 years after the 8010 which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-M1 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus 8010 being a Compact camera.

Before diving through a complete comparison, below is a quick overview of how the E-M1 II matches up against the 8010 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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For anybody who is aiming to travel with your camera regularly, you will want to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-M1 II has got external measurements of 134mm x 91mm x 67mm (5.3" x 3.6" x 2.6") along with a weight of 574 grams (1.27 lbs) and the Olympus 8010 has dimensions of 98mm x 64mm x 24mm (3.9" x 2.5" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you select at the time. Underneath is the front view overall size comparison of the E-M1 II compared to the 8010.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-M1 II and 8010 is 68 and 92 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to visualise the difference in sensor dimensions just by viewing technical specs. The image here will help offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the E-M1 II and 8010.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-M1 II with its larger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Olympus E-M1 II will render more detail having an extra 7 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop images a little more aggressively. The more recent E-M1 II will have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.