Olympus E-M10 IV vs Olympus SH-2

The following is a extensive assessment of the Olympus E-M10 IV and Olympus SH-2, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are built by Olympus. There exists a significant gap among the resolutions of the E-M10 IV (20MP) and SH-2 (16MP) and the E-M10 IV (Four Thirds) and SH-2 (1/2.3") use different sensor sizes.

Photography Glossary

The E-M10 IV was brought out 5 years after the SH-2 which is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M10 IV being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus SH-2 being a Compact camera.

Before diving through a full comparison, below is a brief view of how the E-M10 IV grades versus the SH-2 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus OM-D E-M10 IV and Olympus Stylus SH-2. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-M10 IV Gallery and Olympus SH-2 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to travel with your camera often, you should consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-M10 IV offers external dimensions of 122mm x 84mm x 49mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 1.9") and a weight of 383 grams (0.84 lbs) and the Olympus SH-2 has dimensions of 109mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.7") with a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs).

Check the Olympus E-M10 IV and Olympus SH-2 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Underneath is the front view over all size comparison of the E-M10 IV compared to the SH-2.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-M10 IV and SH-2 is 81 and 88 respectively.

More often than not, it's difficult to visualize the contrast in sensor dimensions simply by viewing a spec sheet. The pic here will help give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M10 IV and SH-2.

As you can see, each of the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-M10 IV due to its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Olympus E-M10 IV will render extra detail having its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The newer E-M10 IV should have a benefit when it comes to sensor innovation.