E-M5 II Hi-Res vs E-M1 II Hi-Res image IQ.. What are the differences?

David wrote:

Jorginho wrote:

I never used anything else than Em1.2. But from theory it has less artifacts, it is much faster executed (3 times) so there is less problem with movement from that angle. The 20MP sensor in itself is better so the resulting Hires files is better too. Also ISO64 is clearly less noisy than any other m43 sensor is so when you shoot with ISO64 and DR is not too taxing you get another push in IQ.

I have said so many times here; I use it with very little problems for landscapes. Seems Em5II and PenF were more clearly more problematic.

I have looked at a number of files from the E-M1 II that were shot hi-res and at 64ISO and I firmly believe that this mode is usable for certain landscapes and be able to make big prints with better quality than a native 20MP or 16MP capture.\

Eh. The 20 let alone 16MP files don't come close. I know because I always shoot RAW hence I do have the 20 Mp to compare. It is not always so big, to correct myself, bt especially in low light or when there is a lot of detail and/or colour the difference is HUGE. ISO1600 is better than ISO200 on SS mode. It is like comparing mFT to MF (without MF Dynamic range though). Not always MF will be so much better, but in landsapes and portraits etc it can make an enormous difference.

Even a E-M5 II Hi-Res shot is much cleaner and have better colors than what my E-P5 could do and this really intrigues me. But during the Olympus event, I didn't have a lot of time to test drive both the E-M5 II and the E-M1 II.

Yes that is all true for HiRes on Em5II and PenF: much better at everything. While Em1.2 HJiRes may be a little better IQ wise I think by far the biggest difference is in lack of artefacts and dealing better with movement.

There must be others here who had used the E-M5 II Hi-Res mode and can chime in?

Not long ago, someone was kind enough at the mu-43.com forum to post some sample test shots to compare between the E-M5 II and E-M1 II Hi-res mode side by side. It never got traction because I guess the poster got discouraged?!?

Well there was one who shot frozen falls side by side and the biggest difference was a complete lack of artifacts on Em1.2 while Em5.2 had a lot of them. I am unsure but I think that was at least a comparison over here.