Olympus E-M1 II vs Samsung Galaxy Camera

Its time to look a bit more in depth at the Olympus E-M1 II vs Samsung Galaxy Camera, former is a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Olympus and Samsung. There is a substantial difference among the resolutions of the E-M1 II (20MP) and Galaxy Camera (16MP) and the E-M1 II (Four Thirds) and Galaxy Camera (1/2.3") provide different sensor dimensions.

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The E-M1 II was manufactured 3 years after the Galaxy Camera which is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-M1 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung Galaxy Camera being a Compact camera.

Before going right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a brief view of how the E-M1 II matches up versus the Galaxy Camera in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II & Samsung Galaxy Camera. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M1 II Gallery & Samsung Galaxy Camera Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to carry around your camera often, you'll have to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus E-M1 II has got physical measurements of 134mm x 91mm x 67mm (5.3" x 3.6" x 2.6") and a weight of 574 grams (1.27 lbs) whilst the Samsung Galaxy Camera has sizing of 129mm x 71mm x 19mm (5.1" x 2.8" x 0.7") along with a weight of 300 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have at that time. The following is a front view scale comparison of the E-M1 II and the Galaxy Camera.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the E-M1 II and Galaxy Camera is 68 and 90 respectively.

Generally, its tough to picture the difference in sensor sizes just by checking out technical specs. The pic below should provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the E-M1 II and Galaxy Camera.

As you can tell, both the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The E-M1 II because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Olympus E-M1 II will provide more detail due to its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots a bit more aggressively. The younger E-M1 II should have an edge with regard to sensor innovation.