Olympus E-M10 II vs Olympus VH-515

Below, we will be matching up the Olympus E-M10 II and Olympus VH-515, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both manufactured by Olympus. There exists a significant gap between the image resolutions of the E-M10 II (16MP) and VH-515 (12MP) and the E-M10 II (Four Thirds) and VH-515 (1/2.3") use different sensor dimensions.

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The E-M10 II was revealed 3 years later than the VH-515 and that is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M10 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus VH-515 being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a in depth comparison, below is a concise view of how the E-M10 II scores vs the VH-515 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus OM-D E-M10 II and Olympus VH-515. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-M10 II Gallery and Olympus VH-515 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to carry your camera regularly, you're going to have to think about its weight and size. The Olympus E-M10 II offers outside dimensions of 120mm x 83mm x 47mm (4.7" x 3.3" x 1.9") along with a weight of 390 grams (0.86 lbs) and the Olympus VH-515 has specifications of 102mm x 60mm x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") and a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs).

Examine the Olympus E-M10 II and Olympus VH-515 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Underneath is the front view over all size comparison of the E-M10 II against the VH-515.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-M10 II and VH-515 is 82 and 95 respectively.

More often than not, it is difficult to picture the difference between sensor sizing just by checking technical specs. The graphic here may give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M10 II and VH-515.

As you have seen, each of these cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The E-M10 II using its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Olympus E-M10 II will give you more detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs much more aggressively. The more modern E-M10 II should have a benefit when it comes to sensor innovation.