Olympus E-M10 II vs Samsung Galaxy Camera

Let's look a little more in depth at the Olympus E-M10 II versus Samsung Galaxy Camera, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Olympus and Samsung. The image resolution of the E-M10 II (16MP) and the Galaxy Camera (16MP) is fairly comparable but the E-M10 II (Four Thirds) and Galaxy Camera (1/2.3") offer totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-M10 II was manufactured 2 years later than the Galaxy Camera and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-M10 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung Galaxy Camera being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight to a in depth comparison, here is a short highlight of how the E-M10 II scores against the Galaxy Camera with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M10 II and Samsung Galaxy Camera. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-M10 II Gallery and Samsung Galaxy Camera Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera, you will want to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus E-M10 II comes with exterior dimensions of 120mm x 83mm x 47mm (4.7" x 3.3" x 1.9") with a weight of 390 grams (0.86 lbs) and the Samsung Galaxy Camera has specifications of 129mm x 71mm x 19mm (5.1" x 2.8" x 0.7") and a weight of 300 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are employing at that time. The following is a front view measurement comparison of the E-M10 II and the Galaxy Camera.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-M10 II and Galaxy Camera is 82 and 90 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to visualise the contrast in sensor measurements only by seeing a spec sheet. The visual below may provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M10 II and Galaxy Camera.

As you can see, both of the cameras provide the same megapixel count but not the same sensor measurements. The E-M10 II includes the larger sensor which should make achieving shallower DOF simpler. The fresher E-M10 II is going to have an advantage when it comes to sensor innovation.