Olympus E-M10 IV vs Olympus SP-620 UZ

Below is a comprehensive review of the Olympus E-M10 IV versus Olympus SP-620 UZ, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both built by Olympus. There exists a noticeable gap among the resolutions of the E-M10 IV (20MP) and SP-620 UZ (16MP) and the E-M10 IV (Four Thirds) and SP-620 UZ (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor sizes.

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The E-M10 IV was introduced 8 years later than the SP-620 UZ and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-M10 IV being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus SP-620 UZ being a Compact camera.

Before going straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a brief summary of how the E-M10 IV scores versus the SP-620 UZ for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M10 IV & Olympus SP-620 UZ. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-M10 IV Gallery & Olympus SP-620 UZ Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera regularly, you will want to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M10 IV comes with outside dimensions of 122mm x 84mm x 49mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 1.9") having a weight of 383 grams (0.84 lbs) whilst the Olympus SP-620 UZ has measurements of 110mm x 74mm x 74mm (4.3" x 2.9" x 2.9") along with a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are employing at that moment. Here is the front view scale comparison of the E-M10 IV against the SP-620 UZ.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-M10 IV and SP-620 UZ is 81 and 78 respectively.

Typically, it can be difficult to picture the contrast in sensor measurements only by checking out specs. The photograph here might give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M10 IV and SP-620 UZ.

All in all, both of those cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-M10 IV having a larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field easier and the Olympus E-M10 IV will produce extra detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also help you crop images far more aggressively. The more recent E-M10 IV provides an advantage with regard to sensor tech.