Olympus E-M1 II vs Sony WX30

Its time to look a little more closely at the Olympus E-M1 II versus Sony WX30, one is a Pro Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the image resolutions of the E-M1 II (20MP) and WX30 (16MP) and the E-M1 II (Four Thirds) and WX30 (1/2.3") possess different sensor sizes.

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The E-M1 II was announced 5 years after the WX30 which is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-M1 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX30 being a Compact camera.

Before diving in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a short summation of how the E-M1 II matches up versus the WX30 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX30. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-M1 II Gallery and Sony WX30 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to travel with your camera regularly, you will need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M1 II enjoys outside 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 Sony WX30 has measurements of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus E-M1 II versus Sony WX30 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have attached during that time. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the E-M1 II versus the WX30.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-M1 II and WX30 is 68 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor dimensions simply by going over specifications. The pic underneath will offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M1 II and WX30.

To sum up, the two cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-M1 II with its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF easier and the Olympus E-M1 II will deliver more detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will help you crop images a little more aggressively. The younger E-M1 II should have an edge in sensor tech.