Leica M vs. Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II

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In depth comparison and review of Leica M and Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II. 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.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Leica M vs. Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Leica M Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - rangefinder Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II lens
Height 8 cm 8.44 cm
Width 13.9 cm 12.17 cm
Depth 4.2 cm 4.9 cm
Weight 680 g 335 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 335 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 383 g
Body Material Synthetic leather, magnesium Engineering plastic
Enclosure Colour Black | Silver chrome Black | Silver
Protection Weatherproof, splashproof, dust-resistant -
Optical Zoom - 3x
SENSOR Leica M Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
Sensor Resolution 24.0 Megapixel 20.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Live MOS
Total Pixels - 21,800,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution - 20,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (35.8 x 23.9 mm) Four Thirds (4/3")
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 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 Dust alert sensor, digital level metre Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Leica M Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
Image Processor Leica Maestro TruePic VIII
LENS Leica M Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
Type - Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 14 - 42 mm - f/3.5-5.6 ED EZ - zoom
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 28 - 84mm
Focus Adjustment - Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 20 cm
Max View Angle - 75 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment - Manual (by ring)
Lens Construction - 7 groups / 8 elements
Filter Size - 37 mm
Lens Mounting Type Leica M Micro Four Thirds
Features - ED glass, aspherical lens, Zoom Maximum Speed Adjustment, MSC technology, Super HR (High Refractive) index lens, Lens Barrel Retraction Function
FOCUSING Leica M Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
Auto Focus - TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty - 121
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Assist
AE/AF Control - Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection - Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Leica M Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
Viewfinder Type Optical - real-image Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,360,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.68x 1.23x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -4 to +2
Viewfinder Information Shutter speed, exposure compensation, flash charge completion 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
Features Automatic parallax compensation Viewfinder brightness control
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Leica M Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
ISO (Max) 6400 25600
Native ISO - 200-25600
Extended ISO (Max) - 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 200-6400 ISO auto, ISO 80-25600
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones - 324
Exposure Modes Bulb, manual, aperture-priority Programme, bulb, 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 Film Simulation 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
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (warm white), 2000K - 13100K Fluorescent, sunlight, tungsten light, Flash, shade, overcast, 2000K - 14000K
Shutter Type - Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/16000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 sec 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 5 steps in 1/2, 1, 2, 3 EV steps -
X-sync Speed 1/180 sec 1/250sec, 1/4000 sec
Exposure Range - EV -2-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Leica M Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 920,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Tilting
Display Features Contrast control Display brightness control
FLASH Leica M Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
Camera Flash - Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) - 5.1
Flash Modes - Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction - Yes
Features - AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Leica M Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
Digital Video Format MJPEG, MOV H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, DNG (RAW) JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Linear PCM
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
Microphone Features Sensitivity control Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control
MEMORY Leica M Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card 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
Memory Card Included - No
Image Storage JPEG 5952 x 3976
JPEG 4256 x 2832
JPEG 2976 x 1984
JPEG 1600 x 1080
DNG (RAW) 5952 x 3976
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Video Capture MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 24 fps
MOV - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
MOV - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
MOV - 640 x 480 - 24 fps
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
BATTERY AND CHARGING Leica M Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
Battery Type Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Olympus BLS-50 Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1800 mAh (included) Olympus BLS-50 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life - Photo shooting - 360 shots
Video recording - 80 minutes
CONNECTIONS Leica M Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
Interface - 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
Print Standard - Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type - USB (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Leica M Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second 5 frames per second, 8.7 frames per second
Additional Features Sharpness control, saturation control 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
OTHERS Leica M Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
Included Accessories Carrying strap, battery charger, body cap, power cable, shoe cap Dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable
Software Adobe Photoshop Lightroom -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -10 °C
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