Olympus E-M10 II vs Pentax ist DL2

Below is a comprehensive overview of the Olympus E-M10 II vs Pentax ist DL2, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by rivals Olympus and Pentax. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the E-M10 II (16MP) and ist DL2 (6MP) and the E-M10 II (Four Thirds) and ist DL2 (APS-C) use different sensor sizes.

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The E-M10 II was introduced 9 years later than the ist DL2 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-M10 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax ist DL2 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go through a full comparison, below is a concise summary of how the E-M10 II grades versus the ist DL2 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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For anyone who is aiming to lug around your camera, you will have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-M10 II offers external measurements of 120mm x 83mm x 47mm (4.7" x 3.3" x 1.9") and a weight of 390 grams (0.86 lbs) whilst the Pentax ist DL2 has dimensions of 125mm x 93mm x 66mm (4.9" x 3.7" x 2.6") with a weight of 565 grams (1.25 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are using during that time. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the E-M10 II and the ist DL2.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-M10 II and ist DL2 is 82 and 69 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to picture the difference between sensor measurements simply by going over specs. The graphic below may offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the E-M10 II and ist DL2.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-M10 II using its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field trickier and the Olympus E-M10 II will offer you extra detail using its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will help you crop shots far more aggressively. The more recent E-M10 II provides a benefit with regard to sensor technology.