Olympus E-M10 IV vs Olympus SZ-10

The following is a in-depth overview of the Olympus E-M10 IV and Olympus SZ-10, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both sold by Olympus. There exists a big gap between the resolutions of the E-M10 IV (20MP) and SZ-10 (14MP) and the E-M10 IV (Four Thirds) and SZ-10 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-M10 IV was brought out 9 years after the SZ-10 which is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M10 IV being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus SZ-10 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a simple summary of how the E-M10 IV matches up versus the SZ-10 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M10 IV and Olympus SZ-10. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M10 IV Gallery and Olympus SZ-10 Gallery.

When you are planning to travel with your camera regularly, you're going to have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-M10 IV provides outer dimensions of 122mm x 84mm x 49mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 1.9") along with a weight of 383 grams (0.84 lbs) and the Olympus SZ-10 has dimensions of 106mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.5") and a weight of 215 grams (0.47 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are using during that time. Underneath is the front view measurements comparison of the E-M10 IV and the SZ-10.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-M10 IV and SZ-10 is 81 and 90 respectively.

Typically, it is very tough to visualise the contrast between sensor dimensions merely by reviewing a spec sheet. The pic underneath may provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M10 IV and SZ-10.

As you can see, both of those cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-M10 IV because of its larger sensor will make shooting shallower DOF simpler and the Olympus E-M10 IV will offer you greater detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The more recent E-M10 IV is going to have a benefit when it comes to sensor technology.