Olympus E-M5 II vs Samsung GX-10

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Olympus E-M5 II versus Samsung GX-10, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Advanced DSLR by companies Olympus and Samsung. There is a large difference between the resolutions of the E-M5 II (16MP) and GX-10 (10MP) and the E-M5 II (Four Thirds) and GX-10 (APS-C) boast totally different sensor size.

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The E-M5 II was released 8 years after the GX-10 which is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-M5 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung GX-10 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a quick view of how the E-M5 II grades against the GX-10 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus OM-D E-M5 II & Samsung GX-10. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-M5 II Gallery & Samsung GX-10 Gallery.

When you are looking to travel with your camera frequently, you need to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus E-M5 II provides external 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 Samsung GX-10 has sizing of 142mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.6" x 4.0" x 2.8") with a weight of 793 grams (1.75 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are utilising at the time. Below is a front view size comparison of the E-M5 II against the GX-10.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the E-M5 II and GX-10 is 80 and 59 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to see the contrast between sensor dimensions simply by going over a spec sheet. The pic below will help give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-M5 II and GX-10.

Clearly, both the cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-M5 II due to its tinier sensor will make achieving shallower DOF more challenging and the Olympus E-M5 II will offer you more detail as a result of its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos a good deal more aggressively. The more recent E-M5 II will have a benefit when it comes to sensor tech.