Olympus E-M5 II vs Olympus 8000

Let's look more closely at the Olympus E-M5 II versus Olympus 8000, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are offered by Olympus. There is a large difference between the image resolutions of the E-M5 II (16MP) and 8000 (12MP) and the E-M5 II (Four Thirds) and 8000 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor dimensions.

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The E-M5 II was launched 5 years after the 8000 which is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M5 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus 8000 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a full comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the E-M5 II scores vs the 8000 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus OM-D E-M5 II & Olympus Stylus Tough 8000. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-M5 II Gallery & Olympus 8000 Gallery.

For those who are planning to travel with your camera frequently, you have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M5 II enjoys outside dimensions of 124mm x 85mm x 45mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 1.8") and a weight of 469 grams (1.03 lbs) and the Olympus 8000 has measurements of 95mm x 62mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 182 grams (0.40 lbs).

Check the Olympus E-M5 II versus Olympus 8000 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are employing at the time. Following is the front view scale comparison of the E-M5 II compared to the 8000.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the E-M5 II and 8000 is 80 and 94 respectively.

Oftentimes, it's hard to picture the difference between sensor dimensions merely by reading through specifications. The pic underneath should give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M5 II and 8000.

To sum up, the two cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-M5 II because of its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Olympus E-M5 II will resolve more detail utilizing its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will let you crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The more recent E-M5 II should have an edge when it comes to sensor tech.