Olympus E-M1 II vs Sony WX70

Let's look much closer at the Olympus E-M1 II vs Sony WX70, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the image resolutions of the E-M1 II (20MP) and WX70 (16MP) and the E-M1 II (Four Thirds) and WX70 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor sizes.

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The E-M1 II was unveiled 4 years later than the WX70 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-M1 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX70 being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the E-M1 II scores vs the WX70 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX70. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M1 II Gallery & Sony WX70 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to lug around your camera, you have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M1 II offers external measurements of 134mm x 91mm x 67mm (5.3" x 3.6" x 2.6") having a weight of 574 grams (1.27 lbs) and the Sony WX70 has measurements of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") and a weight of 114 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have attached at that time. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the E-M1 II and the WX70.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-M1 II and WX70 is 68 and 97 respectively.

Quite often, it can be hard to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements merely by going over a spec sheet. The graphic below might provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-M1 II and WX70.

As you can see, both cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-M1 II with its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field easier and the Olympus E-M1 II will offer greater detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images far more aggressively. The fresher E-M1 II should have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.