Olympus E-M5 II vs Sony RX10

Let's take a closer look at the Olympus E-M5 II versus Sony RX10, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the E-M5 II (16MP) and the RX10 (20MP) is fairly close but the E-M5 II (Four Thirds) and RX10 (1") posses totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-M5 II was launched 11 months after the RX10 and they are of a similar age. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-M5 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX10 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go into a thorough comparison, here is a short highlight of how the E-M5 II matches up against the RX10 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M5 II & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-M5 II Gallery & Sony RX10 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to carry around your camera, you are going to need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M5 II comes with outside dimensions 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 Sony RX10 has measurements of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") having a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

Compare the Olympus E-M5 II versus Sony RX10 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilising during that time. The following is a front view measurement comparison of the E-M5 II vs the RX10.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-M5 II and RX10 is 80 and 58 respectively.

Typically, its hard to envision the contrast in sensor sizes purely by looking through specifications. The picture underneath may give you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M5 II and RX10.

To sum up, both of the cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-M5 II due to its larger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Sony RX10 will render more detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics more aggressively. The more recent E-M5 II is going to have a benefit when it comes to sensor technology.