Olympus OM-D E-M1X vs. Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100L + 16-50mm

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In depth comparison and review of Olympus OM-D E-M1X and Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100L + 16-50mm. 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-M1X vs. Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100L + 16-50mm Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus OM-D E-M1X Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100L + 16-50mm
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only 16-50mm lens
Height 14.68 cm 6.69 cm
Width 14.44 cm 12 cm
Depth 7.54 cm 5.94 cm
Weight 849 g 352 g
Weight Details Camera with battery: 849 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 997 g
Camera body only: 352 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 396 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy -
Enclosure Colour Black Black
Protection Splashproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant, IPX1 -
Digital Zoom - 4x
Optical Zoom - 3x
Navigation GPS receiver -
SENSOR Olympus OM-D E-M1X Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100L + 16-50mm
Sensor Resolution 20.4 Megapixel 24.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Live MOS Exmor CMOS
Total Pixels 21,770,000 pixels 25,000,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,400,000 pixels 24,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Four Thirds (4/3") APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 24 fps 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes -
Sensor Features Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) -
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 Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100L + 16-50mm
Image Processor Dual TruePic VIII BIONZ X
LENS Olympus OM-D E-M1X Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100L + 16-50mm
Type - Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 16 - 50 mm - f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS - zoom
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 24 - 75mm
Focus Adjustment - Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 25 cm
Max View Angle - 83 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment - Manual (by ring), motorised drive
Lens Construction - 8 groups / 9 elements
Filter Size - 40.5 mm
Lens Mounting Type Micro Four Thirds Sony E-mount
Features - ED glass, aspherical lens, Lens Barrel Retraction Function
FOCUSING Olympus OM-D E-M1X Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100L + 16-50mm
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 121 425
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, Frequency Accelerating Sensor Technology (F.A.S.T.) AF system Focus Peaking function, Predictive Focus Control
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF, Subject detection AF -
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function Eye Detect AF, Face Detection AF/AE, Smile Shutter, Self Portrait Auto Shutter
VIEWFINDER Olympus OM-D E-M1X Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100L + 16-50mm
Viewfinder Type Electronic - LCD Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution 2,360,000 pixels 1,440,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 1.65x 1.07x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +2 -4 to +3
Field of View Crop Factor 2 1.5
Features Auto eye sensor Viewfinder brightness control, colour temperature control
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus OM-D E-M1X Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100L + 16-50mm
ISO (Max) 25600 51200
Native ISO 200-25600 100-32000
Extended ISO (Max) - 51200
Extended ISO (Min) 64 -
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 64, ISO auto (200-6400), ISO 200-25600 ISO 51200, ISO 100-32000
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 324 1200
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Art Filter bracketing, focus bracketing, ISO sensitivity bracketing, Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing Dynamic Range Bracketing, Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing
Shooting Programs - Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, night scene, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, anti-motion blur
Special Effects - Black & White, Sepia, Vivid, sunset, soft focus, illustration, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key, Posterisation (B/W)
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, sunlight, Flash, shade, Underwater, 3000K - 7500K Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), Underwater, 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight 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 ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing - 3, 5 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1, 2 or 3 EV steps, 9 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/160 sec
Exposure Range EV -2-20 (ISO 100) EV -2-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Olympus OM-D E-M1X Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100L + 16-50mm
Type 3" LCD display 2.95" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,037,000 pixels 921,600 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Tilting
Display Features - Display brightness control
FLASH Olympus OM-D E-M1X Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100L + 16-50mm
Camera Flash - Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) - 6
Flash Modes - Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction, slow sync
Features - AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control, flash exposure bracketing, high-speed synchronization (HSS)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus OM-D E-M1X Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100L + 16-50mm
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 4096 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
MEMORY Olympus OM-D E-M1X Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100L + 16-50mm
Memory Card Slot Dual SD card Memory Stick PRO Duo 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, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I 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
6000 x 4000
4240 x 2832
3008 x 2000
6000 x 3376
4240 x 2400
3008 x 1688
4000 x 4000
2832 x 2832
2000 x 2000
Video Capture - XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 25Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 16Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 17Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 25Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 16Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus OM-D E-M1X Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100L + 16-50mm
Battery Type Olympus BLH-1 Lithium Ion Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion
Details 2 x Olympus BLH-1 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1720 mAh (included) Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 2580 shots (quick sleep mode)
Photo shooting - 870 shots
Video recording - 170 minutes
Photo shooting - 380 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 420 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 1.17 hours (EVF on)
Video recording - 1.25 hours (LCD Monitor on)
CONNECTIONS Olympus OM-D E-M1X Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100L + 16-50mm
Interface HDMI, USB 3.0, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, QR code scanning Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
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 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Olympus OM-D E-M1X Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100L + 16-50mm
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 15 frames per second, 60 frames per second 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 11 frames per second
HDR Mode Auto HDR 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 Built-in speaker, sharpness control, histogram display, saturation control, shadow point display, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, contrast control, Dynamic Range Optimizer, built-in help guide, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Touch Shutter technology, fast motion recording, Clear Image Zoom, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction, high ISO speed noise reduction, slow motion recording, peripheral shading correction
OTHERS Olympus OM-D E-M1X Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100L + 16-50mm
Included Accessories Carrying strap, battery charger, body cap, eyecup, cable clip, cable protector, hot shoe cover, USB-C cable, battery holder Eyepiece cover, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, micro-USB cable
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C 0 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - 2 years -
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