Olympus E-M1 vs Olympus 7010

The following is a detailed overview of the Olympus E-M1 and Olympus 7010, one is a Pro Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are offered by Olympus. There exists a crucial gap among the image resolutions of the E-M1 (16MP) and 7010 (12MP) and the E-M1 (Four Thirds) and 7010 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor dimensions.

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The E-M1 was introduced 4 years after the 7010 which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M1 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus 7010 being a Compact camera.

Before diving in to a complete comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the E-M1 grades versus the 7010 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus OM-D E-M1 and Olympus Stylus 7010. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-M1 Gallery and Olympus 7010 Gallery.

If you are planning to travel with your camera often, you are going to need to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-M1 comes with outer measurements of 130mm x 94mm x 63mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.5") along with a weight of 497 grams (1.10 lbs) whilst the Olympus 7010 has proportions of 98mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 145 grams (0.32 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you choose at the time. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the E-M1 and the 7010.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-M1 and 7010 is 71 and 94 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to visualize the gap in sensor dimensions merely by going through a spec sheet. The picture here will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-M1 and 7010.

Clearly, the 2 cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-M1 with its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF less difficult and the Olympus E-M1 will produce more detail using its extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more modern E-M1 provides an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.