Olympus E-M5 II vs Panasonic ZS25

Let's look a bit more closely at the Olympus E-M5 II versus Panasonic ZS25, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Olympus and Panasonic. The image resolution of the E-M5 II (16MP) and the ZS25 (16MP) is pretty well matched but the E-M5 II (Four Thirds) and ZS25 (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor size.

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The E-M5 II was introduced 2 years later than the ZS25 and that is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-M5 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic ZS25 being a Compact camera.

Before getting through a detailed comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the E-M5 II matches up against the ZS25 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus OM-D E-M5 II & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS25. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-M5 II Gallery & Panasonic ZS25 Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera, you're going to have to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus E-M5 II features external dimensions of 124mm x 85mm x 45mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 1.8") and a weight of 469 grams (1.03 lbs) whilst the Panasonic ZS25 has specifications of 105mm x 59mm x 28mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus E-M5 II versus Panasonic ZS25 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the E-M5 II and the ZS25.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the E-M5 II and ZS25 is 80 and 93 respectively.

Often, it is tough to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements merely by reading through specs. The visual here should provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M5 II and ZS25.

All in all, each of these cameras offer the same exact resolution albeit not the same sensor measurements. The E-M5 II provides the bigger sensor which is going to make getting shallow DOF easier. The newer E-M5 II will have an edge when it comes to sensor innovation.