Olympus E-M10 IV vs Olympus SZ-15

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Olympus E-M10 IV vs Olympus SZ-15, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both sold by Olympus. There is a noticeable difference between the image resolutions of the E-M10 IV (20MP) and SZ-15 (16MP) and the E-M10 IV (Four Thirds) and SZ-15 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-M10 IV was announced 7 years later than the SZ-15 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as tech 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-15 being a Compact camera.

Before delving in to a in depth comparison, below is a short view of how the E-M10 IV matches up against the SZ-15 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus OM-D E-M10 IV & Olympus SZ-15. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-M10 IV Gallery & Olympus SZ-15 Gallery.

In case you're looking to lug around your camera, you will have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M10 IV has physical dimensions of 122mm x 84mm x 49mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 1.9") and a weight of 383 grams (0.84 lbs) while the Olympus SZ-15 has measurements of 108mm x 70mm x 40mm (4.3" x 2.8" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 250 grams (0.55 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are utilising at that time. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the E-M10 IV versus the SZ-15.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the E-M10 IV and SZ-15 is 81 and 88 respectively.

Usually, it's tough to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements just by reading a spec sheet. The graphic here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M10 IV and SZ-15.

As you can see, both cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-M10 IV with its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF easier and the Olympus E-M10 IV will offer greater detail with its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures much more aggressively. The fresher E-M10 IV is going to have a benefit with regard to sensor technology.