Olympus E-M5 II vs Panasonic FZ28

On this page, we are matching up the Olympus E-M5 II and Panasonic FZ28, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. There is a large difference between the image resolutions of the E-M5 II (16MP) and FZ28 (10MP) and the E-M5 II (Four Thirds) and FZ28 (1/2.3") boast different sensor size.

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The E-M5 II was manufactured 6 years later than the FZ28 and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-M5 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic FZ28 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight to a detailed comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the E-M5 II scores versus the FZ28 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M5 II & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-M5 II Gallery & Panasonic FZ28 Gallery.

When you are aiming to lug around your camera often, you will have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-M5 II has got outer dimensions of 124mm x 85mm x 45mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 1.8") accompanied by a weight of 469 grams (1.03 lbs) while the Panasonic FZ28 has dimensions of 118mm x 75mm x 89mm (4.6" x 3.0" x 3.5") having a weight of 417 grams (0.92 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. Here is a front view overall size comparison of the E-M5 II versus the FZ28.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the E-M5 II and FZ28 is 80 and 72 respectively.

Usually, it's difficult to imagine the difference between sensor measurements simply by checking a spec sheet. The visual here might provide you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M5 II and FZ28.

Clearly, both of those cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-M5 II due to its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field less difficult and the Olympus E-M5 II will resolve greater detail due to its extra 6MP. Greater resolution can also help you crop images more aggressively. The younger E-M5 II provides an advantage with regard to sensor tech.