Olympus E-M10 IV vs Panasonic SZ1

The following is a complete analysis of the Olympus E-M10 IV vs Panasonic SZ1, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the E-M10 IV (20MP) and SZ1 (16MP) and the E-M10 IV (Four Thirds) and SZ1 (1/2.3") come with different sensor sizing.

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The E-M10 IV was manufactured 8 years after the SZ1 which is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-M10 IV being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic SZ1 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight into a thorough comparison, below is a brief summation of how the E-M10 IV scores vs the SZ1 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M10 IV & Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ1. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-M10 IV Gallery & Panasonic SZ1 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to travel with your camera often, you're going to have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-M10 IV enjoys outer dimensions of 122mm x 84mm x 49mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 1.9") accompanied by a weight of 383 grams (0.84 lbs) and the Panasonic SZ1 has dimensions of 99mm x 59mm x 21mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 131 grams (0.29 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you use at the time. Below is the front view physical size comparison of the E-M10 IV vs the SZ1.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-M10 IV and SZ1 is 81 and 95 respectively.

More often than not, its tough to visualize the gap between sensor dimensions only by going over specs. The pic here should give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M10 IV and SZ1.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-M10 IV due to its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field easier and the Olympus E-M10 IV will offer you greater detail due to its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop pics far more aggressively. The younger E-M10 IV should have an edge with regard to sensor tech.