Olympus E-M1 vs Sony S2100

Its time to look a little more closely at the Olympus E-M1 vs Sony S2100, one being a Pro Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a crucial difference between the image resolutions of the E-M1 (16MP) and S2100 (12MP) and the E-M1 (Four Thirds) and S2100 (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-M1 was announced 3 years later than the S2100 and that is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M1 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony S2100 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a quick summary of how the E-M1 grades vs the S2100 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M1 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S2100. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-M1 Gallery and Sony S2100 Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-M1 offers exterior measurements of 130mm x 94mm x 63mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.5") and a weight of 497 grams (1.10 lbs) and the Sony S2100 has proportions of 98mm x 61mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are using at the time. Here is the front view scale comparison of the E-M1 and the S2100.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the E-M1 and S2100 is 71 and 93 respectively.

Generally, it is hard to see the gap between sensor measurements merely by checking a spec sheet. The visual below will give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-M1 and S2100.

Clearly, both the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-M1 with its larger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Olympus E-M1 will give you extra detail with its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images much more aggressively. The more recent E-M1 is going to have an edge with regard to sensor innovation.