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Nikon D5100 vs Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II

5.0 in
3.8 in
Nikon D5100 Digital Camera
Nikon D5100
4.7 in
3.27 in
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II Digital Camera
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II
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Full Comparison

Sensor

Nikon D5100Nikon D5100
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II
Sensor typeCMOSLive MOS
Image sensor formatDXFour Thirds
Sensor size0.93 in0.68 in
Effective pixels16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h3:2
  • 1:1
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution4928 x 3264 px4608 x 3456 px
ProcessorExpeed 2TruePic VII

Image

Nikon D5100Nikon D5100
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II
ISO
  • 100
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • Auto
  • 1600
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 200
ISO Autoyesyes
ISO minimum100100
ISO maximum2560025600
Boosted ISO maximum2560025600
Maximum image resolution4928 x 3264 px4608 x 3456 px
White balance presets127
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Direct sunlight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Custom modes
Custom white balanceyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • MPO
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Sepia
Image stabilizernoyes
Image stabilization typeNoSensor-shift
Supported aspect ratios16:9
  • 3:4
  • 16:9
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 1:1
Uncompressed formatRAWRAW
HDRyesyes
AEB/HDR supportyesyes

Optics and focus

Nikon D5100Nikon D5100
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II
Lens mountNikon FMicro Four Thirds
Magnification (Crop factor)1.5 x2.0 x
Maximum aperture2.83.5
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLamp
Focus adjustmentAutoAuto/Manual
Contrast autofocusyesyes
Brightness adjustmentyesyes
Autofocus in recording modeyesyes
Focal length multiplier1.5x2x
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Tracking Auto Focus
Manual focusyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyes
Number of focus points11800
Image stabiliserLens based onlyBuilt-in
Filter diameter2.83 in1.46 in
Phase detection autofocusyesno

Screen and viewfinder

Nikon D5100Nikon D5100
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II
Screen size3.0 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDyesyes
Screen technologyLCDLCD
Screen dots9210001037000
Touch screennoyes
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %
Live viewyesyes
ViewfinderOpticalElectronic
Viewfinder coverage95.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder magnification0.78 x1.23 x
Dioptre correctionyesyes
Diopter adjustment (D-D)1.7 - 0.7-4 - 2
Eye relief0.7 in0.76 in
Separate info displaynono

Photography features

Nikon D5100Nikon D5100
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II
Shooting modes
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s60.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyes
Manual exposure modeyesyes
Number of exposures32
Exposure compensation plus55
Exposure compensation minus-5-5
Expousure compensation steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1
Auto exposure lockyesyes
AE EV steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 2/3
  • 1
Continuous shootingyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 12
Histogramyesyes
AE frames3
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
WB Bracketing
Yes
Yes
Subject / scene modesyesyes
Flash sync speed1/200s1/250s
Built-in flashyesyes
Flash range125.8
Flash modes
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash off
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain sync
  • Slow sync
External flash connectionHot shoeHot shoe
External flashyesyes
Continuous drive4.0 fps8.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Backlight
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Dawn
  • Dusk
  • Food
  • Landscape
  • Night landscape
  • Night portrait
  • Party
  • Pet
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Documents
  • Night portrait
  • Sunset
  • Beach
  • Snow
  • Panorama
  • Fireworks
  • Portrait
  • Children
  • Sports
  • Night
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settingsyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 12
  • 2
  • custom
Speed (JPEG)4.0 fps8.5 fps
Speed (RAW)4.0 fps8.5 fps
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 0.5±EV0.3 - 1.0±EV

Videography features

Nikon D5100Nikon D5100
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 640 x 424
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
HD typeFull HDFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • AVI
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
Camera playback
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 10801920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps60.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)30.0 fps60.0 fps

Audio features

Nikon D5100Nikon D5100
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II
Built-in microphoneyesyes
Microphone typeMonoStereo
Voice recordingyesyes
Supported audio file formatsLPCMPCM
Noise reductionyesyes

Design

Nikon D5100Nikon D5100
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II
Body typeSLRMILC
Body materialPlasticMetal
Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Brown
  • Silver
Anti-dust systemyesyes
Environmentally sealednono

Dimensions

Nikon D5100Nikon D5100
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II
Weight17.99 oz12.06 oz
Width5.0 in4.7 in
Height3.8 in3.27 in
Depth3.1 in1.84 in

Storage

Nikon D5100Nikon D5100
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Eye-Fi
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.3
  • DPOF
  • DCF
  • PRINT Image Matching III
  • Exif

Power

Nikon D5100Nikon D5100
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II
Power source typeBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)660320
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion

Connectivity

Nikon D5100Nikon D5100
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II
HDMIyesyes
HDMI connector typeMiniMicro
USB version2.02.0
Microphone portyesno
WirelessEye-Fi ConnectedBuilt-In
Remote controlyesyes
PictBridgeyesyes
NFCnono
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Bluetoothnono
Firewirenono

Other features

Nikon D5100Nikon D5100
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II
Timelapse recordingyesyes
GPSnoyes
Orientation sensoryesyes
Languages supportMulti
  • DAN
  • FIN
  • ESP
  • DUT
  • FRE
  • SWE
  • CZE
  • DEU
  • TUR
  • GRE
  • LAV
  • LIT
  • HUN
  • EST
  • UKR
  • ITA
  • KOR
  • THA
  • JPN
  • RUM
  • NOR
  • POL
  • CHI
  • SLV
  • RUS
  • POR
  • CHI
  • ENG
  • SLK
Image editing modes
  • Resizing
  • Trimming
  • Resizing
  • Trimming

Pros & Cons

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