Olympus E-M10 vs Panasonic S5 II

Its time to examine more closely at the Olympus E-M10 and Panasonic S5 II, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by rivals Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a noticeable gap between the image resolutions of the E-M10 (16MP) and S5 II (24MP) and the E-M10 (Four Thirds) and S5 II (Full frame) enjoy different sensor sizes.

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The E-M10 was released 9 years before the S5 II and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer the identical body type (SLR-style mirrorless).

Before going in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a short overview of how the E-M10 matches up versus the S5 II for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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For anybody who is looking to carry your camera, you will need to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M10 provides outside measurements of 119mm x 82mm x 46mm (4.7" x 3.2" x 1.8") and a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs) whilst the Panasonic S5 II has measurements of 134mm x 102mm x 90mm (5.3" x 4.0" x 3.5") accompanied by a weight of 740 grams (1.63 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. The following is the front view proportions comparison of the E-M10 and the S5 II.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-M10 and S5 II is 82 and 59 respectively.

More often than not, it can be tough to imagine the contrast between sensor sizing simply by reviewing specs. The photograph below might offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-M10 and S5 II.

All in all, each of the cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-M10 because of its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF more challenging and the Panasonic S5 II will offer you greater detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop shots far more aggressively. The older E-M10 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.