Olympus E-M10 IV vs Olympus 550WP

Let's look more closely at the Olympus E-M10 IV and Olympus 550WP, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both manufactured by Olympus. There exists a big gap between the resolutions of the E-M10 IV (20MP) and 550WP (10MP) and the E-M10 IV (Four Thirds) and 550WP (1/2.3") use different sensor size.

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The E-M10 IV was brought out 11 years later than the 550WP and that is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-M10 IV being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus 550WP being a Compact camera.

Before delving in to a in-depth comparison, below is a simple summary of how the E-M10 IV grades against the 550WP when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M10 IV and Olympus Stylus 550WP. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-M10 IV Gallery and Olympus 550WP Gallery.

If you are intending to carry your camera, you are going to need to consider its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M10 IV has got external dimensions of 122mm x 84mm x 49mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 1.9") with a weight of 383 grams (0.84 lbs) whilst the Olympus 550WP has measurements of 94mm x 62mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") along with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

Examine the Olympus E-M10 IV and Olympus 550WP in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have chosen at the time. Below is the front view over all size comparison of the E-M10 IV versus the 550WP.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-M10 IV and 550WP is 81 and 94 respectively.

Typically, its hard to visualize the gap between sensor sizing simply by reviewing a spec sheet. The photograph here may offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M10 IV and 550WP.

As you can see, both of those cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-M10 IV because of its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field less difficult and the Olympus E-M10 IV will deliver more detail having its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images a little more aggressively. The newer E-M10 IV provides a benefit when it comes to sensor tech.