Olympus E-M1 II vs Olympus TG-4

The following is a complete overview of the Olympus E-M1 II versus Olympus TG-4, former is a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Waterproof and they are both manufactured by Olympus. There exists a considerable gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-M1 II (20MP) and TG-4 (16MP) and the E-M1 II (Four Thirds) and TG-4 (1/2.3") use different sensor measurements.

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The E-M1 II was released 18 months after the TG-4 making the cameras a generation away from one another. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M1 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus TG-4 being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a detailed comparison, below is a concise overview of how the E-M1 II grades against the TG-4 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II & Olympus Tough TG-4. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-M1 II Gallery & Olympus TG-4 Gallery.

If you're going to travel with your camera, you will have to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus E-M1 II provides outer dimensions of 134mm x 91mm x 67mm (5.3" x 3.6" x 2.6") along with a weight of 574 grams (1.27 lbs) whilst the Olympus TG-4 has sizing of 112mm x 66mm x 31mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.2") having a weight of 247 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Here is the front view scale comparison of the E-M1 II and the TG-4.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-M1 II and TG-4 is 68 and 90 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very hard to visualize the gap in sensor dimensions purely by checking out technical specs. The pic underneath should offer you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M1 II and TG-4.

As you have seen, both of those cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-M1 II because of its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF less difficult and the Olympus E-M1 II will show extra detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will allow you to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The younger E-M1 II should have a benefit with regard to sensor tech.