Olympus E-M10 vs Sony H70

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Olympus E-M10 versus Sony H70, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the E-M10 (16MP) and the H70 (16MP) is fairly close but the E-M10 (Four Thirds) and H70 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-M10 was announced 3 years after the H70 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-M10 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony H70 being a Compact camera.

Before going through a more detailed comparison, below is a short summary of how the E-M10 scores vs the H70 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M10 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H70. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-M10 Gallery & Sony H70 Gallery.

When you are planning to carry around your camera, you are going to need to factor its weight and size. The Olympus E-M10 has got external measurements of 119mm x 82mm x 46mm (4.7" x 3.2" x 1.8") along with a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs) and the Sony H70 has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") having a weight of 194 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Underneath is the front view scale comparison of the E-M10 and the H70.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the E-M10 and H70 is 82 and 93 respectively.

Usually, its tough to visualise the gap in sensor sizes merely by looking through specs. The picture below should provide you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the E-M10 and H70.

All in all, both of these cameras offer the same exact MP but not the same sensor sizes. The E-M10 has the larger sensor which is going to make obtaining shallower DOF less difficult. The more modern E-M10 will have a benefit with regard to sensor technology.