In depth comparison and review of Olympus OM-D E-M1X and Canon EOS RP. 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.
| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS | Olympus OM-D E-M1X | Canon EOS RP |
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| Product Type | Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system | Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system with Live View mode, movie recording |
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| Lens Included | Body only | Body only |
| Height | 14.68 cm | 8.5 cm |
| Width | 14.44 cm | 13.25 cm |
| Depth | 7.54 cm | 7 cm |
| Weight | 849 g | 440 g |
| Weight Details | Camera with battery: 849 g Camera with battery and memory card: 997 g |
Camera body only: 440 g Camera with battery and memory card: 485 g |
| Body Material | Magnesium alloy | Aluminium, magnesium alloy, fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin |
| Enclosure Colour | Black | - |
| Protection | Splashproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant, IPX1 | Dust-resistant, water-resistant |
| Navigation | GPS receiver | - |
| SENSOR | Olympus OM-D E-M1X | Canon EOS RP |
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| Sensor Resolution | 20.4 Megapixel | 26.2 Megapixel |
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| Optical Sensor Type | Live MOS | CMOS |
| Total Pixels | 21,770,000 pixels | 27,100,000 pixels |
| Effective Sensor Resolution | 20,400,000 pixels | 26,200,000 pixels |
| Optical Sensor Size | Four Thirds (4/3") | Full Frame (35.9 x 24 mm) |
| Frame Rate (Max Resolution) | 24 fps | 25 fps |
| Sensor Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| Sensor Features | Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) | Self Cleaning Sensor Unit |
| Image Stabiliser | Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism) | - |
| Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser | Yes | - |
| Sensors | Barometer, magnetometer, temperature | - |
| PROCESSOR | Olympus OM-D E-M1X | Canon EOS RP |
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| Image Processor | Dual TruePic VIII | DIGIC 8 |
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| LENS | Olympus OM-D E-M1X | Canon EOS RP |
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| Lens Mounting Type | Micro Four Thirds | Canon RF |
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| FOCUSING | Olympus OM-D E-M1X | Canon EOS RP |
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| Auto Focus | TTL contrast and phase detection | Dual Pixel CMOS AF |
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| Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty | 121 | 4779 |
| Auto Focus Features | Focus Peaking function, Frequency Accelerating Sensor Technology (F.A.S.T.) AF system | Focus Peaking function |
| AE/AF Control | Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF, Subject detection AF | Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Zone AF |
| Face Detection | Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function | Eye Detect AF, Face Detection AF/AE |
| VIEWFINDER | Olympus OM-D E-M1X | Canon EOS RP |
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| Viewfinder Type | Electronic - LCD | Electronic - OLED |
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| 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% | 100% |
| Optical Viewfinder Magnification | 1.65x | 0.70x |
| Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range | -4 to +2 | -4 to +1 |
| Viewfinder Information | - | Shutter speed, exposure compensation, flash charge completion, aperture, white balance, battery status, high-speed sync indicator, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, AF point, flicker detection, metering mode |
| Field of View Crop Factor | 2 | 1.0 |
| Features | Auto eye sensor | Viewfinder brightness control |
| EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE | Olympus OM-D E-M1X | Canon EOS RP |
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| ISO (Max) | 25600 | 102400 |
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| Native ISO | 200-25600 | 100-40000 |
| Extended ISO (Max) | - | 51200 (H1), 102400 (H2) |
| Extended ISO (Min) | 64 | 50 |
| Light Sensitivity | ISO 100, ISO 64, ISO auto (200-6400), ISO 200-25600 | ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 51200, ISO 100-40000 |
| Exposure Metering | Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot | Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot (2.7%), partial (5.5%) |
| Exposure Metering Zones | 324 | 384 |
| Exposure Modes | Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority | Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash |
| Bracketing Modes | Art Filter bracketing, focus bracketing, ISO sensitivity bracketing, Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing | Focus bracketing, Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing |
| Shooting Programs | - | Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, food, panning, sports mode, kids, backlight correction HDR, handheld night scene, group photo |
| Special Effects | - | Neutral, Custom Effect, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard, Fine Detail |
| White Balance | Custom, automatic, presets | Custom, automatic, presets |
| White Balance Presets | Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, sunlight, Flash, shade, Underwater, 3000K - 7500K | Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white) |
| Shutter Type | Mechanical electronically-controlled | Mechanical electronically-controlled |
| Max Shutter Speed | 1/8000 sec | 1/4000 sec |
| Min Shutter Speed | 60 sec | 30 sec |
| Exposure Compensation | ±5 EV range, in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps | ±3 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps |
| Auto Exposure Bracketing | - | 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps |
| White Balance Bracketing | Yes | Yes |
| X-sync Speed | 1/250sec | 1/180 sec |
| Exposure Range | EV -2-20 (ISO 100) | EV -3-20 (ISO 100) |
| DISPLAY | Olympus OM-D E-M1X | Canon EOS RP |
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| Type | 3" LCD display | 3" LCD display |
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| Touch Screen | Yes | Yes |
| Display Format | 1,037,000 pixels | 1,040,000 pixels |
| Display Form Factor | Rotating | Rotating |
| Display Features | - | Display brightness control, display colour control, anti-smudge coating |
| VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER | Olympus OM-D E-M1X | Canon EOS RP |
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| Digital Video Format | H.264, MOV | H.264 |
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| Image Recording Format | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW |
| Max Video Resolution | 4096 x 2160 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Audio Signal Format | - | Linear PCM, AAC |
| Microphone Operation Mode | Stereo | Stereo |
| MEMORY | Olympus OM-D E-M1X | Canon EOS RP |
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| Memory Card Slot | Dual SD card | SD card |
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| 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-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card |
| Memory Card Included | No | No |
| Image Storage | RAW 5184 x 3888 JPEG 5184 x 3888 RAW 8160 x 6120 - High Resolution Mode JPEG 8160 x 6120 - High Resolution Mode JPEG 5760 x 4320 - High Resolution Mode |
RAW 6240 x 4160 RAW 3888 x 2592 RAW 5536 x 4160 RAW 6240 x 3504 RAW 4160 x 4160 JPEG 6240 x 4160 JPEG 4160 x 2768 JPEG 3120 x 2080 JPEG 2400 x 1600 JPEG 3888 x 2592 JPEG 2400 x 1600 JPEG 5536 x 4160 JPEG 3680 x 2768 JPEG 2768 x 2080 JPEG 2112 x 1600 JPEG 6240 x 3504 JPEG 4160 x 2336 JPEG 3120 x 1752 JPEG 2400 x 1344 JPEG 4160 x 4160 JPEG 2768 x 2768 JPEG 2080 x 2080 JPEG 1600 x 1600 |
| Video Capture | - | H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 120Mbps H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps - 120Mbps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps - 60Mbps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 60Mbps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps - 30Mbps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 30Mbps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps - 12Mbps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 12Mbps H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 59.94 fps - 26Mbps H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 50 fps - 26Mbps H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 29.97 fps - 13Mbps H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps - 13Mbps |
| BATTERY AND CHARGING | Olympus OM-D E-M1X | Canon EOS RP |
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| Battery Type | Olympus BLH-1 Lithium Ion | Canon LP-E17 Lithium Ion |
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| Details | 2 x Olympus BLH-1 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1720 mAh (included) | Canon LP-E17 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) |
| Battery Life | Photo shooting - 2580 shots (quick sleep mode) Photo shooting - 870 shots Video recording - 170 minutes |
Photo shooting - 250 shots (at 23 °C (Live View mode)) Photo shooting - 240 shots (at 0 °C (Live View mode)) Photo shooting - 210 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off)) Photo shooting - 200 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off)) |
| CONNECTIONS | Olympus OM-D E-M1X | Canon EOS RP |
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| Interface | HDMI, USB 3.0, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2 | HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth |
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| Connectivity Features | Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, QR code scanning | Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer, wireless image printing |
| Print Standard | DPOF support, Exif Print support | Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support |
| Computer Connectivity | - | Mac, Windows |
| Flash Terminal | Hot shoe | Hot shoe |
| Connector Type | USB 3.0 (USB Type-C) HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D) Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) Remote control (sub-mini phone 2.5 mm) |
USB 3.1 (USB Type-C) HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C) Audio line-in / microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) Remote control |
| FEATURES | Olympus OM-D E-M1X | Canon EOS RP |
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| Self-Timer Delay | 2sec, 12sec | 10 sec, 2sec |
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| Continuous Shooting Speed | 15 frames per second, 60 frames per second | 4 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 2.6 frames per second, 2.3 frames per second (3MP) |
| HDR Mode | Auto HDR mode | HDR Movie mode |
| Additional Features | Built-in speaker, auto power save, relay recording, USB charging, high-speed recording, Time-Lapse recording, Focus Stacking, Flickering Reduction function, 50-megapixel High Resolution mode | RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, highlight tone priority, GPS ready, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, USB charging, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, HDR image enhancement technology, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, Touch Shutter technology, Time-Lapse recording, Dual Axis Electronic Level, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, GPS via mobile, Dual Pixel CMOS AF technology, distortion correction function, Optical Low Pass Filter (OLFP), diffraction correction, Flicker detection, multiple exposure capture, Digital Lens Optimizer, chromatic aberration correction, anti-flicker, firmware upgradable |
| OTHERS | Olympus OM-D E-M1X | Canon EOS RP |
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| Included Accessories | Carrying strap, battery charger, body cap, eyecup, cable clip, cable protector, hot shoe cover, USB-C cable, battery holder | Battery charger, body cap, neck strap |
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| Software | - | Canon Digital Photo Professional |
| Max Operating Temperature | 40 °C | 40 °C |
| Min Operating Temperature | -10 °C | 0 °C |
| Service & Support | Limited warranty - 2 years | Limited warranty - 2 years |
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