Olympus E-M5 II vs Panasonic FH22

Below, we are contrasting the Olympus E-M5 II vs Panasonic FH22, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Panasonic. The image resolution of the E-M5 II (16MP) and the FH22 (14MP) is fairly close but the E-M5 II (Four Thirds) and FH22 (1/2.3") possess different sensor measurements.

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The E-M5 II was launched 5 years later than the FH22 and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M5 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic FH22 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight into a detailed comparison, below is a quick summation of how the E-M5 II grades against the FH22 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M5 II and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH22. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-M5 II Gallery and Panasonic FH22 Gallery.

When you are looking to lug around your camera often, you will have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-M5 II offers 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) whilst the Panasonic FH22 has proportions of 100mm x 57mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 170 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you have chosen at that moment. The following is the front view physical size comparison of the E-M5 II vs the FH22.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-M5 II and FH22 is 80 and 94 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to visualize the contrast in sensor measurements just by viewing technical specs. The graphic below will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M5 II and FH22.

As you can tell, the two cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-M5 II due to its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Olympus E-M5 II will result in greater detail utilizing its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The younger E-M5 II should have an advantage when it comes to sensor technology.