Olympus E-M10 II vs Sony W310

Lets examine more closely at the Olympus E-M10 II and Sony W310, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Ultracompact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-M10 II (16MP) and W310 (12MP) and the E-M10 II (Four Thirds) and W310 (1/2.3") possess different sensor sizes.

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The E-M10 II was revealed 5 years after the W310 which is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-M10 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W310 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick overview of how the E-M10 II scores versus the W310 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus OM-D E-M10 II and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W310. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-M10 II Gallery and Sony W310 Gallery.

For those who are looking to travel with your camera often, you have to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M10 II provides 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) while the Sony W310 has measurements of 95mm x 55mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 137 grams (0.30 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus E-M10 II and Sony W310 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Following is the front view dimensions comparison of the E-M10 II against the W310.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-M10 II and W310 is 82 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, it's difficult to visualize the difference between sensor dimensions just by checking specs. The picture below will offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M10 II and W310.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-M10 II with its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field easier and the Olympus E-M10 II will give extra detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop pictures a little more aggressively. The fresher E-M10 II should have a benefit when it comes to sensor tech.