Olympus E-M10 IV vs Sony W610

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Olympus E-M10 IV and Sony W610, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a large gap among the image resolutions of the E-M10 IV (20MP) and W610 (14MP) and the E-M10 IV (Four Thirds) and W610 (1/2.3") offer different sensor dimensions.

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The E-M10 IV was announced 8 years after the W610 which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-M10 IV being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W610 being a Compact camera.

Before getting into a more detailed comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the E-M10 IV matches up against the W610 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus OM-D E-M10 IV & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W610. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-M10 IV Gallery & Sony W610 Gallery.

In case you're planning to travel with your camera regularly, you will want to factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-M10 IV offers outside measurements 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 Sony W610 has proportions of 93mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 113 grams (0.25 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-M10 IV and Sony W610 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you use at the time. Here is a front view dimension comparison of the E-M10 IV against the W610.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-M10 IV and W610 is 81 and 97 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to visualize the gap in sensor dimensions just by looking through technical specs. The picture here should offer you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the E-M10 IV and W610.

As you have seen, the two cameras have different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-M10 IV having a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF simpler and the Olympus E-M10 IV will render more detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The more recent E-M10 IV provides a benefit with regard to sensor technology.