Olympus E-M5 II vs Panasonic L1

On this page, we are comparing the Olympus E-M5 II and Panasonic L1, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a large gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-M5 II (16MP) and L1 (7MP) but both cameras provide the same sensor size (Four Thirds).

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The E-M5 II was announced 7 years after the L1 which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-M5 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic L1 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the E-M5 II scores vs the L1 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M5 II & Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-M5 II Gallery & Panasonic L1 Gallery.

If you're going to carry around your camera regularly, you will have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-M5 II has physical dimensions of 124mm x 85mm x 45mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 1.8") with a weight of 469 grams (1.03 lbs) while the Panasonic L1 has dimensions of 146mm x 87mm x 77mm (5.7" x 3.4" x 3.0") and a weight of 606 grams (1.34 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Below is a front view measurement comparison of the E-M5 II versus the L1.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-M5 II and L1 is 80 and 65 respectively.

Sometimes, it's hard to visualise the gap in sensor sizes purely by checking out technical specs. The image below will help provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M5 II and L1.

As you can tell, the two cameras provide the same sensor dimensions but not the same resolution. You can anticipate the Olympus E-M5 II to provide more detail with its extra 9 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics more aggressively. The younger E-M5 II is going to have an edge when it comes to sensor tech.