Olympus OM-D E-M1X vs Casio Exilim EX-FC100

In this comparison, we will evaluate the Olympus OM-D E-M1X and the Casio Exilim EX-FC100, highlighting the advantages of each over the other, discussing their pros and cons, shared strengths and weaknesses, and providing a rating based on their available features and specifications to assist you in choosing the one that best suits your needs.

Olympus OM-D E-M1X was introduced in January 2019 and Casio Exilim EX-FC100 was introduced in January 2009. Let us first list highlights of the models.

Now that we've looked at the most essential specifications and gained a basic understanding of these cameras, we can delve into more details and see the differences between them.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Olympus OM-D E-M1X over Casio Exilim EX-FC100.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Casio Exilim EX-FC100 over Olympus OM-D E-M1X.

We already listed pros and cons of each model. However, you may also find useful to look at their common strengths and weaknesses shown side-by-side.

Screen

Olympus OM-D E-M1X has a 3.0" Fully Articulated screen with 1,037k dot resolution and Casio Exilim EX-FC100 has a 2.70" Fixed screen with 230k dot resolution. Fully articulated screen makes Olympus OM-D E-M1X selfie and vlogger friendly and generally very useful for video shooting. Olympus OM-D E-M1X also features touchscreen which has advantages such as easy menu navigation, intuitive controls, quick setting adjustment and most importantly a Touch-to-Focus functionality allowing users to select a specific point on the screen where they want the camera to focus. This feature can be helpful for achieving precise focus in both photo and video recording.

Electronic Viewfinder on Olympus OM-D E-M1X

Olympus OM-D E-M1X has a built-in Electronic viewfinder with 2,360k dot resolution. It has a 100% coverage and 1.65x (0.83x 35mm equivalent) magnification. There is no built-in or optional viewfinder available on Casio Exilim EX-FC100.

Olympus OM-D E-M1X features a 20.4 megapixel Micro Four Thirds CMOS sensor with dimensions of 17.4 x 13 mm and a total area of 226.2 mm². Its native ISO range is 200 - 25,600 and expands to 64 - 25,600 in boosted mode. Casio Exilim EX-FC100 features a 9 megapixel 1/2.3-inch CMOS sensor with dimensions of 6.17 x 4.55 mm and a total area of 20.7 mm². Its native ISO range is 100 - 1,600.

Olympus OM-D E-M1X is equipped with Dual TruePic VIII processor and can take pictures up to 5184 x 3888 resolution. Casio Exilim EX-FC100 can take pictures up to 3456 x 2592 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 3456 x 2304, 3456 x 1944, 2816 x 2112, 2304 x 1728, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480 with 4:3, 3:2, 16:9 aspect ratios.

Image Stabilization

The cameras have a built-in image stabilization (7 stops of compensation in Olympus OM-D E-M1X). On Olympus OM-D E-M1X it means that you are still getting vibration reduction when it is paired with non-image stabilizied lenses. It also works with lenses with optical image stabilization and in combination can achieve even better compensation.

Built-in GPS on Olympus OM-D E-M1X

Olympus OM-D E-M1X has a built-in GPS (Global Positioning System) technology which allows you to automatically tag the location where you took your photos. You can later categorize, organize, and search for photos based on location. This is very useful for travel and outdoor photographers for documenting the locations where images were captured.
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Built-in Wi-Fi on Olympus OM-D E-M1X

Olympus OM-D E-M1X has a built-in Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi 5, 802.11ac/b/g/n, 2.4/5 GHz) which allows to easily transfer photos and videos from the camera to other Wi-Fi-enabled devices, such as smartphones, tablets, printers, or computers. This eliminates the need for cables and allows for quick and convenient media sharing and social media integration. It gives you the ability to control your camera remotely using a smartphone or tablet. This is particularly useful for taking self-portraits, group shots, or capturing images in challenging conditions without having to touch the camera. Firmware updates can also be downloaded and installed wirelessly.
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Bluetooth on Olympus OM-D E-M1X

Olympus OM-D E-M1X has a built-in Bluetooth which lets you to connect the camera to a smartphone or a dedicated remote control device. This allows you to remotely trigger the camera, adjust settings and controls remotely through a paired mobile app. While Wi-Fi is generally faster for transferring larger files, Bluetooth can be used for small, selective transfers, it can provide real-time information about your camera's battery status, memory card capacity, and other key settings directly on your paired smartphone or smartwatch.
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USB Inputs and HDMI Outputs

Both models have USB inputs for data transfer. connector for video signal output.

Battery

Olympus OM-D E-M1X comes with BLH-1 battery pack with battery life of 870 shots and Casio Exilim EX-FC100 comes with NP-40 battery pack.

External Storage Slots

Olympus OM-D E-M1X has Dual SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-II) card slots. Casio Exilim EX-FC100 has a single SDHC Memory Card/SD Memory Card/Eye-Fi Wireless Card compatible card slot.

Shutter

Olympus OM-D E-M1X has Mechanical Focal Plane shutter and Electronic shutter. Shutter speed can go up to 1/32000 sec with electronic shutter and up to 1/8000 sec with mechanical shutter on Olympus OM-D E-M1X, and up to 1/1000 sec on Casio Exilim EX-FC100. Olympus OM-D E-M1X can shoot continuously up to 60.0 fps with electronic shutter and up to 15.0 fps with mechanical shutter.

Exposure

Exposure meterings of Olympus OM-D E-M1X ranges from -2 to +20 EV and you can set the exposure compensation within the ±5 EV range on Olympus OM-D E-M1X and ±2 range on Casio Exilim EX-FC100. You can also do exposure lock, exposure bracketing and manual exposure adjustment on Olympus OM-D E-M1X and exposure bracketing and manual exposure adjustment on Casio Exilim EX-FC100.

Flash

Casio Exilim EX-FC100 has a built-in flash. Olympus OM-D E-M1X has no built-in flash but an external flash may be connected via Hot Shoe or PC Terminal. The fastest flash synchronization speed is 1/250 sec on Olympus OM-D E-M1X.

Olympus OM-D E-M1X body has dimensions of 144 x 147 x 75 mm (5.67 x 5.79 x 2.95") and Casio Exilim EX-FC100 body has dimensions of 100 x 59 x 23 mm (3.94 x 2.32 x 0.91"). Olympus OM-D E-M1X weighs 997 g (2.20 lb / 35.17 oz) and Casio Exilim EX-FC100 weighs 156 g (0.34 lb / 5.50 oz).

Olympus OM-D E-M1X

Casio Exilim EX-FC100

144 mm

147 mm

100 mm

59 mm

147 mm

59 mm