Olympus E-M10 II vs Sony RX10 IV

Below is a complete analysis of the Olympus E-M10 II and Sony RX10 IV, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Sony. The sensor resolution of the E-M10 II (16MP) and the RX10 IV (20MP) is fairly close but the E-M10 II (Four Thirds) and RX10 IV (1") use different sensor measurements.

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The E-M10 II was revealed 24 months prior to the RX10 IV making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M10 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX10 IV being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving in to a full comparison, below is a simple summation of how the E-M10 II scores versus the RX10 IV with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M10 II & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-M10 II Gallery & Sony RX10 IV Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera regularly, you will have to think about its weight and size. 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) and the Sony RX10 IV has specifications of 133mm x 94mm x 145mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.7") having a weight of 1095 grams (2.41 lbs).

Examine the Olympus E-M10 II and Sony RX10 IV in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are utilising during that time. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the E-M10 II vs the RX10 IV.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-M10 II and RX10 IV is 82 and 52 respectively.

Typically, it's tough to visualize the gap in sensor measurements purely by looking through technical specs. The visual below will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-M10 II and RX10 IV.

As you have seen, both cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-M10 II using its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony RX10 IV will render extra detail because of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will help you crop images much more aggressively. The older E-M10 II will be behind in sensor innovation.