Olympus E-M5 vs Ricoh CX4

Below, we are reviewing the Olympus E-M5 vs Ricoh CX4, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Ricoh. There is a sizable difference among the sensor resolutions of the E-M5 (16MP) and CX4 (10MP) and the E-M5 (Four Thirds) and CX4 (1/2.3") use different sensor dimensions.

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The E-M5 was unveiled 21 months later than the CX4 making the cameras a generation apart from each other. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Ricoh CX4 being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a in-depth comparison, below is a brief summary of how the E-M5 grades versus the CX4 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus OM-D E-M5 & Ricoh CX4. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-M5 Gallery & Ricoh CX4 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to lug around your camera often, you need to consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-M5 has outer dimensions of 122mm x 89mm x 43mm (4.8" x 3.5" x 1.7") having a weight of 425 grams (0.94 lbs) and the Ricoh CX4 has proportions of 102mm x 59mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") having a weight of 205 grams (0.45 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are working with at the time. Underneath is the front view dimension comparison of the E-M5 and the CX4.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the E-M5 and CX4 is 81 and 92 respectively.

In many cases, it's tough to picture the contrast in sensor measurements purely by viewing specifications. The visual below might give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M5 and CX4.

To sum up, both cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-M5 having a larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Olympus E-M5 will render greater detail having an extra 6MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics much more aggressively. The more recent E-M5 should have a benefit when it comes to sensor technology.