Olympus E-M1 II vs Panasonic FS7

Let's look a bit more closely at the Olympus E-M1 II versus Panasonic FS7, former is a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact by manufacturers Olympus and Panasonic. There is a considerable difference between the sensor resolutions of the E-M1 II (20MP) and FS7 (10MP) and the E-M1 II (Four Thirds) and FS7 (1/2.5") offer totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-M1 II was announced 7 years after the FS7 which is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-M1 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic FS7 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving right into a detailed comparison, here is a brief summary of how the E-M1 II scores against the FS7 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS7. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M1 II Gallery & Panasonic FS7 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to travel with your camera, you will have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-M1 II provides physical 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) while the Panasonic FS7 has dimensions of 97mm x 54mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.9") and a weight of 139 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. The following is a front view dimensions comparison of the E-M1 II against the FS7.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the E-M1 II and FS7 is 68 and 95 respectively.

Generally, its tough to visualise the gap between sensor dimensions only by checking specs. The pic underneath might provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M1 II and FS7.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-M1 II using its bigger sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Olympus E-M1 II will give more detail with its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures more aggressively. The more modern E-M1 II will have an edge with regard to sensor technology.