Olympus E-M1 II vs Pentax K100D

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Olympus E-M1 II vs Pentax K100D, one is a Pro Mirrorless and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by brands Olympus and Pentax. There is a crucial difference between the image resolutions of the E-M1 II (20MP) and K100D (6MP) and the E-M1 II (Four Thirds) and K100D (APS-C) boast totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-M1 II was unveiled 9 years after the K100D which is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-M1 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax K100D being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a short summary of how the E-M1 II scores against the K100D with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II and Pentax K100D. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-M1 II Gallery and Pentax K100D Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to travel with your camera regularly, you'll need to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-M1 II has got outer measurements of 134mm x 91mm x 67mm (5.3" x 3.6" x 2.6") with a weight of 574 grams (1.27 lbs) while the Pentax K100D has proportions of 129mm x 93mm x 70mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 660 grams (1.46 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are using at that time. Underneath is a front view scale comparison of the E-M1 II versus the K100D.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the E-M1 II and K100D is 68 and 64 respectively.

Generally, its tough to see the difference between sensor dimensions purely by reading technical specs. The pic here will provide you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the E-M1 II and K100D.

As you can tell, both of these cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-M1 II with its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field tougher and the Olympus E-M1 II will offer extra detail having an extra 14 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop images more aggressively. The younger E-M1 II is going to have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.