Olympus E-M5 vs Sony S2100

Let's take a closer look at the Olympus E-M5 vs Sony S2100, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a significant gap among the image resolutions of the E-M5 (16MP) and S2100 (12MP) and the E-M5 (Four Thirds) and S2100 (1/2.3") possess different sensor sizing.

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The E-M5 was revealed 2 years later than the S2100 and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony S2100 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a complete comparison, below is a concise synopsis of how the E-M5 scores against the S2100 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus OM-D E-M5 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S2100. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-M5 Gallery and Sony S2100 Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera often, you will need to consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-M5 offers physical dimensions of 122mm x 89mm x 43mm (4.8" x 3.5" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 425 grams (0.94 lbs) whilst the Sony S2100 has proportions of 98mm x 61mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") and a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Underneath is the front view dimension comparison of the E-M5 vs the S2100.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-M5 and S2100 is 81 and 93 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to visualize the gap in sensor measurements just by researching technical specs. The visual here may provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M5 and S2100.

As you can tell, both of these cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-M5 with its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field easier and the Olympus E-M5 will result in more detail because of its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also help you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The younger E-M5 provides a benefit when it comes to sensor innovation.