Olympus E-PM2 vs Olympus SZ-15

The following is a extensive review of the Olympus E-PM2 and Olympus SZ-15, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both built by Olympus. The image resolution of the E-PM2 (16MP) and the SZ-15 (16MP) is fairly well matched but the E-PM2 (Four Thirds) and SZ-15 (1/2.3") use different sensor dimensions.

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The E-PM2 was manufactured about the same time to the SZ-15 and they are of a similar age. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-PM2 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus SZ-15 being a Compact camera.

Before getting through a comprehensive comparison, below is a simple summary of how the E-PM2 matches up vs the SZ-15 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-PM2 & Olympus SZ-15. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-PM2 Gallery & Olympus SZ-15 Gallery.

In case you're planning to travel with your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-PM2 has got exterior dimensions of 110mm x 64mm x 34mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.3") and a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs) while the Olympus SZ-15 has dimensions of 108mm x 70mm x 40mm (4.3" x 2.8" x 1.6") along with a weight of 250 grams (0.55 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the E-PM2 compared to the SZ-15.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-PM2 and SZ-15 is 89 and 88 respectively.

More often than not, it is very hard to imagine the contrast between sensor dimensions only by checking specs. The image below will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-PM2 and SZ-15.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras offer the same exact megapixels but different sensor dimensions. The E-PM2 has got the larger sensor which should make getting bokeh simpler.