Olympus E-M10 vs Olympus 6000

Lets examine more closely at the Olympus E-M10 and Olympus 6000, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both designed by Olympus. There exists a noticeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-M10 (16MP) and 6000 (10MP) and the E-M10 (Four Thirds) and 6000 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-M10 was manufactured 4 years after the 6000 which is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-M10 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus 6000 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight into a detailed comparison, below is a simple synopsis of how the E-M10 matches up versus the 6000 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus OM-D E-M10 & Olympus Stylus Tough 6000. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-M10 Gallery & Olympus 6000 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to travel with your camera, you'll have to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus E-M10 offers external dimensions of 119mm x 82mm x 46mm (4.7" x 3.2" x 1.8") and a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs) while the Olympus 6000 has sizing of 95mm x 63mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.5" x 0.9") along with a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you choose at the time. The following is the front view scale comparison of the E-M10 against the 6000.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-M10 and 6000 is 82 and 94 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to see the contrast between sensor dimensions just by reading through specifications. The image underneath might give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M10 and 6000.

Plainly, both of these cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-M10 due to its bigger sensor will make getting bokeh simpler and the Olympus E-M10 will give greater detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs far more aggressively. The more recent E-M10 will have an edge in sensor technology.