Olympus E-M5 II vs Sigma DP1 Merrill

The following is a extensive overview of the Olympus E-M5 II and Sigma DP1 Merrill, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Sigma. The image resolution of the E-M5 II (16MP) and the DP1 Merrill (15MP) is fairly similar but the E-M5 II (Four Thirds) and DP1 Merrill (APS-C) posses different sensor measurements.

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The E-M5 II was launched 3 years after the DP1 Merrill which is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-M5 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sigma DP1 Merrill being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving right into a thorough comparison, here is a quick overview of how the E-M5 II grades versus the DP1 Merrill in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M5 II & Sigma DP1 Merrill. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-M5 II Gallery & Sigma DP1 Merrill Gallery.

If you're looking to travel with your camera often, you're going to have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M5 II features physical measurements 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 Sigma DP1 Merrill has measurements of 122mm x 67mm x 64mm (4.8" x 2.6" x 2.5") and a weight of 330 grams (0.73 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have attached during that time. Following is a front view scale comparison of the E-M5 II compared to the DP1 Merrill.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the E-M5 II and DP1 Merrill is 80 and 82 respectively.

Usually, it's tough to visualize the gap between sensor dimensions only by reading a spec sheet. The pic below will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-M5 II and DP1 Merrill.

Clearly, both of these cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-M5 II featuring a tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field harder and the Olympus E-M5 II will offer you extra detail utilizing its extra 1 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The more recent E-M5 II should have a benefit in sensor technology.