Olympus E-M1 II vs Ricoh CX1

The following is a in-depth assessment of the Olympus E-M1 II and Ricoh CX1, one is a Pro Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Ricoh. There exists a big gap between the resolutions of the E-M1 II (20MP) and CX1 (9MP) and the E-M1 II (Four Thirds) and CX1 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-M1 II was released 7 years after the CX1 which is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-M1 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Ricoh CX1 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a concise synopsis of how the E-M1 II matches up versus the CX1 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II and Ricoh CX1. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-M1 II Gallery and Ricoh CX1 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to travel with your camera, you will need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-M1 II has got outer dimensions of 134mm x 91mm x 67mm (5.3" x 3.6" x 2.6") accompanied by a weight of 574 grams (1.27 lbs) whilst the Ricoh CX1 has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 28mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 180 grams (0.40 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are working with at that time. Here is a front view dimension comparison of the E-M1 II versus the CX1.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-M1 II and CX1 is 68 and 93 respectively.

Quite often, it can be difficult to envision the difference between sensor dimensions purely by going over specs. The image here will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M1 II and CX1.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-M1 II because of its larger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field easier and the Olympus E-M1 II will offer extra detail as a result of its extra 11MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop photos way more aggressively. The newer E-M1 II is going to have an edge in sensor technology.