Olympus E-M1 II vs Sony TX10

Lets examine more in depth at the Olympus E-M1 II and Sony TX10, one being a Pro Mirrorless and the latter is a Ultracompact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the resolutions of the E-M1 II (20MP) and TX10 (16MP) and the E-M1 II (Four Thirds) and TX10 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-M1 II was launched 5 years later than the TX10 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M1 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony TX10 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving through a more detailed comparison, below is a concise summary of how the E-M1 II matches up versus the TX10 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX10. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-M1 II Gallery and Sony TX10 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry your camera, you will have to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M1 II has outer dimensions of 134mm x 91mm x 67mm (5.3" x 3.6" x 2.6") with a weight of 574 grams (1.27 lbs) whilst the Sony TX10 has measurements of 96mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-M1 II and Sony TX10 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are employing at that moment. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the E-M1 II against the TX10.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-M1 II and TX10 is 68 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, its hard to see the contrast in sensor sizing only by looking through specs. The visual underneath will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M1 II and TX10.

All in all, both cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The E-M1 II featuring a bigger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Olympus E-M1 II will result in more detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures much more aggressively. The younger E-M1 II is going to have an advantage in sensor innovation.