Olympus E-M10 IV vs Samsung HZ15W

Its time to look more in depth at the Olympus E-M10 IV vs Samsung HZ15W, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Samsung. There is a considerable difference among the image resolutions of the E-M10 IV (20MP) and HZ15W (12MP) and the E-M10 IV (Four Thirds) and HZ15W (1/2.3") have totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-M10 IV was introduced 11 years later than the HZ15W and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-M10 IV being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung HZ15W being a Compact camera.

Before going right into a in depth comparison, here is a concise synopsis of how the E-M10 IV matches up against the HZ15W when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus OM-D E-M10 IV & Samsung HZ15W. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M10 IV Gallery & Samsung HZ15W Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera frequently, you'll need to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-M10 IV comes with 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) while the Samsung HZ15W has proportions of 105mm x 61mm x 37mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.5") with a weight of 249 grams (0.55 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. The following is a front view scale comparison of the E-M10 IV versus the HZ15W.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the E-M10 IV and HZ15W is 81 and 90 respectively.

Oftentimes, its difficult to visualise the difference in sensor measurements just by checking out technical specs. The graphic here will help give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M10 IV and HZ15W.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-M10 IV with its bigger sensor will make getting bokeh easier and the Olympus E-M10 IV will show more detail using its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop pictures way more aggressively. The younger E-M10 IV will have an advantage when it comes to sensor technology.