Olympus E-M5 vs Samsung SL620

Let's look a bit more closely at the Olympus E-M5 vs Samsung SL620, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact by competitors Olympus and Samsung. There exists a noticeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-M5 (16MP) and SL620 (12MP) and the E-M5 (Four Thirds) and SL620 (1/2.3") possess different sensor dimensions.

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The E-M5 was launched 3 years after the SL620 which is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-M5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung SL620 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going straight into a thorough comparison, below is a brief view of how the E-M5 grades vs the SL620 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus OM-D E-M5 & Samsung SL620. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-M5 Gallery & Samsung SL620 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to carry around your camera frequently, you'll need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M5 offers outside dimensions of 122mm x 89mm x 43mm (4.8" x 3.5" x 1.7") along with a weight of 425 grams (0.94 lbs) and the Samsung SL620 has measurements of 92mm x 61mm x 23mm (3.6" x 2.4" x 0.9") along with a weight of 168 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. Underneath is the front view overall size comparison of the E-M5 versus the SL620.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-M5 and SL620 is 81 and 94 respectively.

Normally, it can be hard to picture the gap between sensor sizes only by going over technical specs. The picture here will help offer you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M5 and SL620.

As you can tell, both the cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-M5 because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF easier and the Olympus E-M5 will offer greater detail utilizing its extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop shots far more aggressively. The more modern E-M5 should have an advantage in sensor technology.