Olympus E-M1 II vs Sony W800

Lets take a deeper look at the Olympus E-M1 II and Sony W800, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the E-M1 II (20MP) and the W800 (20MP) is relatively comparable but the E-M1 II (Four Thirds) and W800 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-M1 II was announced 2 years later than the W800 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera 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 Sony W800 being a Compact camera.

Before diving right into a more detailed comparison, here is a concise summation of how the E-M1 II grades against the W800 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W800. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-M1 II Gallery & Sony W800 Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera often, you will want to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-M1 II has physical measurements 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 Sony W800 has proportions of 97mm x 55mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") along with a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you select at that time. Here is a front view over all size comparison of the E-M1 II vs the W800.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the E-M1 II and W800 is 68 and 96 respectively.

Often, it's hard to see the gap in sensor measurements merely by going through a spec sheet. The graphic underneath might provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-M1 II and W800.

As you can see, each of these cameras provide the same MP albeit not the same sensor measurements. The E-M1 II contains the bigger sensor which is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler. The fresher E-M1 II is going to have an edge in sensor technology.