Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II vs. Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM

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In depth comparison and review of Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II and Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.

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Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II vs. Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II lens EF-M 15-45mm IS STM lens
Height 8.44 cm 8.81 cm
Width 12.17 cm 11.63 cm
Depth 4.9 cm 5.87 cm
Weight 335 g 350 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 335 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 383 g
Camera body only: 350 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 387 g
Body Material Engineering plastic -
Enclosure Colour Black | Silver Black | Black with graphite grey lens | White with silver lens
Optical Zoom 3x 3x
SENSOR Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Sensor Resolution 20.3 Megapixel 24.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Live MOS CMOS
Total Pixels 21,800,000 pixels 25,800,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,300,000 pixels 24,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Four Thirds (4/3") APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 24 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) EOS Integrated Cleaning System
Image Stabiliser Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism) Optical
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Image Processor TruePic VIII DIGIC 8
LENS Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 14 - 42 mm - f/3.5-5.6 ED EZ - zoom Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 15 - 45 mm - f/3.5-6.3 STM Canon EF-M
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 84mm 24 - 72mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 20 cm 25 cm
Max View Angle 75 degree(s) 84.3 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Manual (by ring) Manual
Lens Construction 7 groups / 8 elements 9 groups / 10 elements
Filter Size 37 mm 49 mm
Lens Mounting Type Micro Four Thirds Canon EF-M
Features ED glass, aspherical lens, Zoom Maximum Speed Adjustment, MSC technology, Super HR (High Refractive) index lens, Lens Barrel Retraction Function Full-time manual focusing, Stepping Motor (STM) technology
FOCUSING Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 121 143
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Assist -
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Zone AF, Touch and Drag AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution 2,360,000 pixels 2,360,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 1.23x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +2 -
Viewfinder Information Shutter speed, exposure compensation, aperture, white balance, Exposure Mode, image stabilizer, exposure bracketing, battery status, AF lock, AF point, electronic level, metering mode -
Field of View Crop Factor 2 1.6
Features Viewfinder brightness control -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
ISO (Max) 25600 51200
Native ISO 200-25600 -
Extended ISO (Max) 25600 51200
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 80-25600 ISO auto, ISO 51200, ISO 100-25600
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 324 384
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Focus bracketing -
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, beach/snow, landscape-portrait, Children, fireworks, night scene, panning, sports mode, sunset, candle, night scene with portrait, documents, nature macro, e-portrait, handheld starlight, backlight correction HDR, light trace, multi focus -
Special Effects Sepia, Monotone, Neutral, Vivid, purple, blue, green, soft focus, natural, Flat, portrait, Water Colour, Diorama, Cross Process, partial colour, Grainy Film, Light Tone, Pop Art, Pale & Light Colour, pin hole, Gentle Sepia, Dramatic Tone, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Low Key, Key Line, Vintage, Instant Film, e-Portrait, i-Finish, Colour Creator Soft, Cool, Warm, Black & White, Neutral, Vivid, purple, blue, green, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard, Fine Detail, Shine, Lime, Peach
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, sunlight, tungsten light, Flash, shade, overcast, 2000K - 14000K Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type Mechanical, electronic Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/16000 sec 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
X-sync Speed 1/250sec, 1/4000 sec 1/200sec
Exposure Range EV -2-20 (ISO 100) EV -2-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Tilting Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 5.1 5
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Rear curtain sync, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format Linear PCM AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control
MEMORY Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card - 32 GB SDHC
Memory Card Included No Yes
Image Storage - RAW 6000 x 4000
JPEG 6000 x 4000
JPEG 3984 x 2656
JPEG 2976 x 1984
JPEG 2400 x 1600
JPEG 6000 x 3368
JPEG 3984 x 2240
JPEG 2976 x 1680
JPEG 2400 x 1344
JPEG 5328 x 4000
JPEG 3552 x 2664
JPEG 2656 x 1992
JPEG 2112 x 1600
JPEG 4000 x 4000
JPEG 2656 x 2656
JPEG 1984 x 1984
JPEG 1600 x 1600
Video Capture MOV - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps
MOV - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
MOV - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 24 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 119.9 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Battery Type Olympus BLS-50 Lithium Ion Canon LP-E12 Lithium Ion
Details Olympus BLS-50 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Canon LP-E12 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 360 shots
Video recording - 80 minutes
Photo shooting - 275 shots (at 23 °C (EVF on))
Photo shooting - 245 shots (at 0 °C (EVF on))
Photo shooting - 320 shots (at 23 °C (LCD Monitor on))
Photo shooting - 305 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor on))
CONNECTIONS Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer, QR code scanning Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer, Live streaming
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support Direct print, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Computer Connectivity - Mac, Windows
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 5 frames per second, 8.7 frames per second 10 frames per second, 7.4 frames per second
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, shadow point display, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, in-camera film editing, USB charging, in-camera RAW processing, Dual Axis Electronic Level, silent shooting, High Dynamic Range (HDR), multiple exposure capture, image overlay, Post-recording function RGB primary colour filter, depth-of-field preview button, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, highlight tone priority, brightness control, contrast control, Auto Lighting Optimizer, peripheral illumination correction, Time-Lapse recording, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, GPS via mobile, Hybrid Auto, distortion correction function, PC webcam option, tilt adjustment, diffraction correction, slow motion recording, chromatic aberration correction, vertical video support, movie self-timer, Digital Lens Optimizer (DLO)
OTHERS Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Included Accessories Dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, neck strap, rucksack, additional battery, hot shoe cover
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C 0 °C
Service & Support - Limited warranty - 2 years
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