Olympus E-M10 IV vs Sony WX70

Let's take a closer look at the Olympus E-M10 IV versus Sony WX70, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a huge difference between the image resolutions of the E-M10 IV (20MP) and WX70 (16MP) and the E-M10 IV (Four Thirds) and WX70 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-M10 IV was released 8 years later than the WX70 and that is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M10 IV being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX70 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a thorough comparison, below is a quick summary of how the E-M10 IV scores against the WX70 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus OM-D E-M10 IV and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX70. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M10 IV Gallery and Sony WX70 Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera regularly, you should consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-M10 IV provides physical 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) whilst the Sony WX70 has proportions of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") and a weight of 114 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are working with at that moment. The following is the front view dimensions comparison of the E-M10 IV versus the WX70.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the E-M10 IV and WX70 is 81 and 97 respectively.

Usually, it's tough to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements merely by going over specifications. The graphic here might give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M10 IV and WX70.

To sum up, both of those cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-M10 IV featuring a larger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Olympus E-M10 IV will offer you greater detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The newer E-M10 IV is going to have a benefit in sensor tech.