Olympus E-M5 II vs Olympus SZ-31MR iHS

The following is a in depth assessment of the Olympus E-M5 II vs Olympus SZ-31MR iHS, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are built by Olympus. The resolution of the E-M5 II (16MP) and the SZ-31MR iHS (16MP) is relatively close but the E-M5 II (Four Thirds) and SZ-31MR iHS (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor measurements.

Photography Glossary

The E-M5 II was announced 3 years after the SZ-31MR iHS which is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-M5 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus SZ-31MR iHS being a Compact camera.

Before getting into a full comparison, here is a short summary of how the E-M5 II grades vs the SZ-31MR iHS for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus OM-D E-M5 II and Olympus SZ-31MR iHS. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M5 II Gallery and Olympus SZ-31MR iHS Gallery.

If you're intending to travel with your camera, you'll need to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus E-M5 II has got outside measurements of 124mm x 85mm x 45mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 1.8") accompanied by a weight of 469 grams (1.03 lbs) whilst the Olympus SZ-31MR iHS has sizing of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-M5 II vs Olympus SZ-31MR iHS in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you select at the time. Here is a front view proportions comparison of the E-M5 II against the SZ-31MR iHS.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-M5 II and SZ-31MR iHS is 80 and 89 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to visualise the contrast in sensor dimensions purely by researching technical specs. The picture here should offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-M5 II and SZ-31MR iHS.

As you can tell, both of the cameras provide the same megapixels albeit not the same sensor dimensions. The E-M5 II comes with the bigger sensor which is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler. The newer E-M5 II will have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.