Olympus E-M5 vs Sony RX10 IV

Let's look much closer at the Olympus E-M5 vs Sony RX10 IV, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the E-M5 (16MP) and the RX10 IV (20MP) is fairly well matched but the E-M5 (Four Thirds) and RX10 IV (1") feature different sensor sizing.

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The E-M5 was manufactured 6 years prior to the RX10 IV and that is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX10 IV being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going through a detailed comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the E-M5 scores vs the RX10 IV when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M5 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-M5 Gallery & Sony RX10 IV Gallery.

If you're aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-M5 has outside measurements of 122mm x 89mm x 43mm (4.8" x 3.5" x 1.7") with a weight of 425 grams (0.94 lbs) whilst the Sony RX10 IV has dimensions of 133mm x 94mm x 145mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.7") having a weight of 1095 grams (2.41 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are using at the time. The following is the front view measurements comparison of the E-M5 vs the RX10 IV.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the E-M5 and RX10 IV is 81 and 52 respectively.

In many cases, it is difficult to picture the difference between sensor measurements merely by reading through specifications. The graphic below should provide you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-M5 and RX10 IV.

To sum up, each of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-M5 featuring a larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony RX10 IV will give you extra detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop photos much more aggressively. The older E-M5 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.