Olympus E-M5 II vs Pentax MX-1

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Olympus E-M5 II vs Pentax MX-1, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Pentax. There exists a large gap among the image resolutions of the E-M5 II (16MP) and MX-1 (12MP) and the E-M5 II (Four Thirds) and MX-1 (1/1.7") come with different sensor dimensions.

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The E-M5 II was launched 20 months later than the MX-1 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-M5 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax MX-1 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a detailed comparison, below is a quick view of how the E-M5 II matches up versus the MX-1 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus OM-D E-M5 II & Pentax MX-1. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M5 II Gallery & Pentax MX-1 Gallery.

If you're intending to carry your camera, you'll have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-M5 II provides outside measurements 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 Pentax MX-1 has dimensions of 122mm x 61mm x 51mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 2.0") with a weight of 391 grams (0.86 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have chosen at that time. Underneath is the front view overall size comparison of the E-M5 II against the MX-1.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-M5 II and MX-1 is 80 and 84 respectively.

Typically, it's hard to picture the difference in sensor sizing purely by researching specifications. The visual underneath will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-M5 II and MX-1.

Plainly, the two cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The E-M5 II due to its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Olympus E-M5 II will provide you with more detail utilizing its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will help you crop images a little more aggressively. The more modern E-M5 II should have a benefit in sensor tech.