Leica SL2 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 SL2 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 SL2 vs. Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Leica SL2 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II lens
Height 10.7 cm 8.44 cm
Width 14.6 cm 12.17 cm
Depth 4.2 cm 4.9 cm
Weight 835 g 335 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 835 g Camera body only: 335 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 383 g
Body Material Aluminium, leatherette, magnesium Engineering plastic
Enclosure Colour Black Black | Silver
Protection Weatherproof, splashproof, freezeproof, IP54 -
Optical Zoom - 3x
SENSOR Leica SL2 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
Sensor Resolution 47 Megapixel 20.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Live MOS
Total Pixels - 21,800,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 46,726,912 pixels 20,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (36 x 24 mm) Four Thirds (4/3")
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 60 fps 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction - Yes
Sensor Features - Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser Optical (image sensor shift mechanism) Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Leica SL2 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
Image Processor Leica Maestro III TruePic VIII
LENS Leica SL2 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 L 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 SL2 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 225 121
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Assist
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection Yes Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Leica SL2 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Resolution 5,760,000 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
Features - Viewfinder brightness control
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Leica SL2 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
ISO (Max) 50000 25600
Native ISO - 200-25600
Extended ISO (Max) - 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO 50-50000, ISO auto (100-50000) ISO auto, ISO 80-25600
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones - 324
Exposure Modes Programme, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-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 - 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, daylight, shade, 2000K - 11500K, HMI (5600K), fluorescent warm (4000K), fluorescent cold (4500K) Fluorescent, sunlight, tungsten light, Flash, shade, overcast, 2000K - 14000K
Shutter Type Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/16000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 min 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3, 5 steps in 1/3 EV step -
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/250sec, 1/4000 sec
Exposure Range - EV -2-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Leica SL2 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
Type 3.2" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 2,100,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Tilting
Display Features - Display brightness control
FLASH Leica SL2 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 SL2 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, DNG (RAW) JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution - 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Linear PCM
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control
MEMORY Leica SL2 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, 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, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage DNG (RAW) 8368 x 5584
JPEG 8368 x 5584
JPEG 6000 x 4000
JPEG 4272 x 2848
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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
RAM Installed 4 GB -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Leica SL2 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
Battery Type Leica BP-SCL4 Lithium Ion Olympus BLS-50 Lithium Ion
Details Leica BP-SCL4 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1860 mAh (included) Olympus BLS-50 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 370 shots (EVF off) Photo shooting - 360 shots
Video recording - 80 minutes
CONNECTIONS Leica SL2 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
Interface HDMI, USB-C, 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 Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer, QR code scanning
Print Standard - Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support
Tripod Mount Connection Point 1/4" socket -
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 3.1 Gen 1 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin HDMI Type A)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Audio line-in (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
USB (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Leica SL2 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, 20 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 6 frames per second 5 frames per second, 8.7 frames per second
Additional Features Built-in speaker, USB powered, USB charging 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 SL2 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
Included Accessories Carrying strap, battery charger, body cap Dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable
Software Leica FOTOS App -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C -10 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - 2 years -
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