Size and weight is a big decision factor when you are trying to find the ideal camera for your needs.
In this section, We are going to illustrate Panasonic S1 and Olympus E-M1 II side-by-side from the front, back and top in their relative dimensions.
Below you can see the front view size comparison of Panasonic S1 and Olympus E-M1 II. Olympus E-M1 II is clearly the smaller of the two cameras. Its body is 15mm narrower, 19mm shorter and 30mm thinner than Panasonic S1.
Here is the back view size comparison of Panasonic S1 and Olympus E-M1 II.
Now lets look at the top view comparison of Panasonic S1 and Olympus E-M1 II.
Weight is another important factor especially when deciding on a camera that you want to carry with you all day.
Olympus E-M1 II is significantly lighter (325g ) than the Panasonic S1 which may become a big advantage especially on long walking trips.
Also keep in mind that body weight is not the only deciding factor when comparing two interchangeable camera bodies, you have to also take into account the lenses that you will be using with these bodies. Since Panasonic S1 has a Full frame sensor and Olympus E-M1 II has a smaller Four Thirds sensor, Olympus E-M1 II's lenses for a similar focal length and aperture will generally be lighter and smaller than the Panasonic S1 lenses.
Weight Comparison
Mirrorless Cameras
Thickness Comparison
Mirrorless Cameras
Weather Sealing
Both S1 and E-M1 II have weather sealings in their body, making them resistant to water and dust.
LCD Screen Size and Features
Panasonic S1's 3.2" LCD screen is slightly larger than Olympus E-M1 II's 3" screen.
Panasonic S1 has a 24.0MP Full frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features Venus Engine processor. On the other hand, Olympus E-M1 II has a 20.0MP Four Thirds (17.4 x 13 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features TruePic VIII processor.
Another difference between these two cameras is that Panasonic S1's sensor lacks anti-alias (Low-Pass) filter. Removing anti-alias filter increases the sharpness and level of detail but at the same time, it increases the chance of moire occurring in certain scenes.
Below you can see the S1 and E-M1 II sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Panasonic S1 has a 3.7x Larger sensor area than Olympus E-M1 II. Larger sensors give photographer more control on the depth of field and blurry background compared to smaller sensor when shot in same focal length and aperture.
DxOMark Sensor Scores
Both Panasonic S1 and Olympus E-M1 II sensors have been tested by DxoMark. DxoMark scores camera sensors for color depth (DXO Portrait), dynamic range (DXO Landscape) and low-light sensitivity (DXO Sports), and also gives them an overall score. Of the two cameras that we are comparing, S1 has scored 95, 15 points higher than E-M1 II.
In this section, we rank and compare Panasonic S1 and Olympus E-M1 II for five different photography types in order to make your decision process easier in case you are specifically interested in one or more of these areas.
Panasonic S1 for Portrait Photography
Olympus E-M1 II for Portrait Photography
Large Full frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm) sensor
Very High Resolution Sensor: 24.0MP
Image Stabilization
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Good Ergonomics&Handling
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Large Four Thirds (17.4 x 13 mm) sensor
Very High Resolution Sensor: 20.0MP
Image Stabilization
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Good Ergonomics&Handling
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Panasonic S1 for Street Photography
Olympus E-M1 II for Street Photography
Large Full frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm) sensor
Image Stabilization
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Live-view
Face-Detection Focusing
Tilting LCD Screen
Medium sized Body
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Large Four Thirds (17.4 x 13 mm) sensor
Image Stabilization
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Live-view
Face-Detection Focusing
Fully Articulated LCD Screen
Medium sized Body
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Panasonic S1 for Sports Photography
Olympus E-M1 II for Sports Photography
Image Stabilization
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Good Ergonomics&Handling
Fast Continuous Shooting: 9.0fps
Environmental Sealings
Fast Max shutter speed: 1/8000s
225 Focus Points
Good Low Light ISO
Wireless Connection
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Image Stabilization
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Good Ergonomics&Handling
Fast Continuous Shooting: 15.0fps
Environmental Sealings
Fast Max shutter speed: 1/8000s
121 Focus Points
Good Low Light ISO
Wireless Connection
Read the details
Panasonic S1 for Daily Photography
Olympus E-M1 II for Daily Photography
Large Full frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm) sensor
Environmental Sealings
Medium size Body
899g
Body Thickness 97mm
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Large Four Thirds (17.4 x 13 mm) sensor
Environmental Sealings
Medium size Body
574g
Body Thickness 67mm
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Panasonic S1 for Landscape Photography
Olympus E-M1 II for Landscape Photography
Large Full frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm) sensor
Very High Resolution Sensor: 24.0MP
Environmental Sealings
Live-view
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Large Four Thirds (17.4 x 13 mm) sensor
Very High Resolution Sensor: 20.0MP
Environmental Sealings
Live-view
Read the details
Number of available lenses is a big decision factor while choosing your interchangeable lens camera. When we look at the available lenses for these two cameras, we see that Olympus E-M1 II has an advantage over Panasonic S1 There are 98 lenses for Olympus E-M1 II's Micro Four Thirds mount, on the other hand there are only 20 lenses for Panasonic S1's Leica L lens mount.
Another important factor is the availability of image stabilization. Both Panasonic S1 and Olympus E-M1 II has Sensor based Image stabilization which means that all the lenses will be stabilized in these bodies.
| Lens Type |
# of Panasonic S1 Lenses |
# of Olympus E-M1 II Lenses |
| Standard Zoom |
1 (1 Full Frame) |
14 |
| Standard Prime |
5 (5 Full Frame) |
12 |
| Wideangle Zoom |
1 (1 Full Frame) |
4 |
| Wideangle Prime |
5 (5 Full Frame) |
26 |
| Telephoto Zoom |
2 (2 Full Frame) |
17 |
| Telephoto Prime |
4 (4 Full Frame) |
8 |
| SuperZoom |
n/a |
7 |
| Wideangle Fisheye Prime |
n/a |
5 |
| Macro Prime |
1 (1 Full Frame) |
4 |
| Perspective Control Prime |
n/a |
n/a |
| Telephoto Mirror Prime |
n/a |
1 |
| TOTAL |
20 (19 Full Frame) |
98 |
You may have already made your decision about which camera suits better for your needs and your budget so far but in case you wonder how we rated Panasonic S1 and Olympus E-M1 II, below you can find their scores in five different aspects.
Our Decision Algorithm dynamically scores cameras using 63 different specs, current price and DxO Mark scores (where possible) in order to make a more objective and consistent comparison.
Here is a summary of how Panasonic S1 and Olympus E-M1 II scores compare:
Panasonic S1
Ranked
#7 out of 65 in SLR-style mirrorless cameras
Ranked
#10 out of 1185 in all Cameras
Olympus E-M1 II
Ranked
#14 out of 65 in SLR-style mirrorless cameras
Ranked
#26 out of 1185 in all Cameras
Panasonic S1 is the overall winner of this comparison. It has a higher Overall Score and beats Olympus E-M1 II in all criteria except one: Portability. Olympus E-M1 II is significantly smaller than Panasonic S1. If small size and light body is a big priority for you, choose Olympus E-M1 II. Otherwise, Panasonic S1 is the better camera overall.
| General |
Panasonic Lumix DC-S1 |
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II |
| Brand |
Panasonic |
Olympus |
| Announced |
2019-02-01 |
2016-09-19 |
| Body Type |
SLR-style mirrorless |
SLR-style mirrorless |
Sensor |
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| Type |
CMOS |
CMOS |
| Size |
Full frame |
Four Thirds |
| Dimensions |
35.6 x 23.8 mm |
17.4 x 13 mm |
| Area |
847.28mm2 |
226.20mm2 |
| Megapixels |
24 megapixels |
20 megapixels |
| Max Resolution |
6000 x 4000 |
5184 x 3888 |
| Max Native Light sensitivity |
51,200 ISO |
25,600 ISO |
| Max Boosted Light Sensitivity |
204800 ISO |
- |
| Min Native Light sensitivity |
100 ISO |
200 ISO |
| Min Boosted Light Sensitivity |
50 ISO |
64 ISO |
| RAW Support |
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Autofocus |
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| AF Touch |
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| AF Continuous |
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| AF Single |
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| AF Tracking |
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| AF Selective |
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| AF Center |
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| AF Multi Area |
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| AF Live View |
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| AF Face Detection |
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| AF Contrast Detection |
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| AF Phase Detection |
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| Number of Focus Points |
225 |
121 |
Lens |
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| Manual Focus |
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| Lens Mount |
Leica L |
Micro Four Thirds |
| Number of Available Lenses |
20 |
98 |
Screen |
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| Type |
Tilting |
Fully Articulated |
| Size |
3.2" |
3" |
| Resolution |
2,100k dots |
1,037k dots |
| Touch Screen |
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Viewfinder |
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| Viewfinder |
Electronic |
Electronic |
| Viewfinder Resolution |
5,760k dots |
2,360k dots |
| Viewfinder Coverage |
100% |
100% |
| Viewfinder Magnification |
0.78 |
0.74 |
Photography Features |
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| Max Shutter Speed |
1/8000s |
1/8000s |
| Shutter Priority |
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| Aperture Priority |
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| Manual Exposure Mode |
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| Custom White Balance |
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| Image Stabilization |
Sensor-shift |
Sensor-shift |
| Built-in Flash |
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| Flash Range |
no built-in flash |
9.10 m (at ISO 100) |
| Max Flash Sync |
1/320s |
no built-in flash |
| External Flash |
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| Continuous Shooting |
9.0 fps |
15.0 fps |
| Multi-Segment |
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| Average |
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| Spot |
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| Partial |
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| AF-Area |
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| Center Weighted |
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| AE Bracketing |
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| WB Bracketing |
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Video Features |
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| Max Video Resolution |
3840 x 2160 |
4096 x 2160 |
| Video Formats |
MPEG-4, H.264, H.265 |
MOV, H.264 |
| Microphone Port |
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| Headphone Port |
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Connectivity |
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| Wireless Connectivity |
Built-In |
Built-In |
| HDMI |
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Physical |
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| Environmental Sealing |
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| Weight |
899g |
574g |
| Dimensions |
149 x 110 x 97mm |
134 x 91 x 67mm |
| Battery Life |
380 shots |
350 shots |
Other Features |
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| Timelapse Recording |
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| GPS |
None |
None |
DxO Sensor Scores |
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| DxO Overall Score |
95 |
80 |
| DxO Color Depth |
25.2 |
23.7 |
| DxO Dynamic Range |
14.5 |
12.8 |
| DxO Low Light ISO |
3333 |
1312 |
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