Olympus E-M1 II vs Pentax W60

Lets take a more detailed look at the Olympus E-M1 II and Pentax W60, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Pentax. There exists a substantial gap among the image resolutions of the E-M1 II (20MP) and W60 (10MP) and the E-M1 II (Four Thirds) and W60 (1/2.3") use different sensor sizing.

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The E-M1 II was manufactured 7 years later than the W60 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M1 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax W60 being a Compact camera.

Before delving in to a complete comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the E-M1 II grades versus the W60 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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For those who are intending to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus E-M1 II enjoys physical dimensions of 134mm x 91mm x 67mm (5.3" x 3.6" x 2.6") and a weight of 574 grams (1.27 lbs) and the Pentax W60 has sizing of 98mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") along with a weight of 165 grams (0.36 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the E-M1 II versus the W60.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-M1 II and W60 is 68 and 94 respectively.

Typically, it is very difficult to imagine the difference in sensor measurements purely by going through specifications. The graphic here may offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M1 II and W60.

To sum up, the 2 cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-M1 II featuring a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Olympus E-M1 II will show more detail due to its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more recent E-M1 II should have an edge when it comes to sensor tech.