Olympus E-M5 II vs Sony RX100 VA

Below is a complete overview of the Olympus E-M5 II versus Sony RX100 VA, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. The sensor resolution of the E-M5 II (16MP) and the RX100 VA (20MP) is fairly similar but the E-M5 II (Four Thirds) and RX100 VA (1") offer different sensor size.

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The E-M5 II was manufactured 4 years prior to the RX100 VA and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-M5 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX100 VA being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the E-M5 II grades vs the RX100 VA with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M5 II & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V(A). The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-M5 II Gallery & Sony RX100 VA Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera regularly, you should factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M5 II comes with exterior measurements 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 Sony RX100 VA has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") having a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you use at that time. Following is a front view dimension comparison of the E-M5 II vs the RX100 VA.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-M5 II and RX100 VA is 80 and 89 respectively.

More often than not, it is very hard to visualize the gap between sensor measurements just by going over a spec sheet. The graphic here will give you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-M5 II and RX100 VA.

As you can see, both the cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-M5 II because of its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field less difficult and the Sony RX100 VA will deliver greater detail due to its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images way more aggressively. The older E-M5 II is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.