Olympus E-M5 II vs Olympus SP-800 UZ

The following is a detailed review of the Olympus E-M5 II vs Olympus SP-800 UZ, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are sold by Olympus. The resolution of the E-M5 II (16MP) and the SP-800 UZ (14MP) is pretty comparable but the E-M5 II (Four Thirds) and SP-800 UZ (1/2.3") boast different sensor measurements.

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The E-M5 II was released 5 years after the SP-800 UZ which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-M5 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus SP-800 UZ being a Compact camera.

Before diving right into a thorough comparison, here is a brief summary of how the E-M5 II matches up against the SP-800 UZ in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus OM-D E-M5 II & Olympus SP-800 UZ. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-M5 II Gallery & Olympus SP-800 UZ Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to travel with your camera regularly, you will have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-M5 II provides physical dimensions of 124mm x 85mm x 45mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 1.8") having a weight of 469 grams (1.03 lbs) while the Olympus SP-800 UZ has dimensions of 110mm x 90mm x 91mm (4.3" x 3.5" x 3.6") and a weight of 455 grams (1.00 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are working with at the time. Underneath is a front view overall size comparison of the E-M5 II vs the SP-800 UZ.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-M5 II and SP-800 UZ is 80 and 69 respectively.

Quite often, it can be hard to visualize the difference in sensor dimensions just by checking out specs. The picture below should provide you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M5 II and SP-800 UZ.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-M5 II featuring a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Olympus E-M5 II will show extra detail as a result of its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop shots way more aggressively. The more recent E-M5 II provides an edge with regard to sensor tech.