Nikon D500 vs Olympus E-M1 II

Below is a complete analysis of the Nikon D500 versus Olympus E-M1 II, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Pro Mirrorless by competitors Nikon and Olympus. The image resolution of the D500 (21MP) and the E-M1 II (20MP) is fairly comparable but the D500 (APS-C) and E-M1 II (Four Thirds) possess different sensor dimensions.

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The D500 was revealed 8 months earlier than the E-M1 II and they are both of a similar age. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Nikon D500 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus E-M1 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a simple summation of how the D500 scores vs the E-M1 II when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Nikon D500 & Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II. The full galleries are provided at Nikon D500 Gallery & Olympus E-M1 II Gallery.

When you are intending to lug around your camera, you're going to have to think about its weight and proportions. The Nikon D500 has outer measurements of 147mm x 115mm x 81mm (5.8" x 4.5" x 3.2") with a weight of 860 grams (1.90 lbs) whilst the Olympus E-M1 II has measurements of 134mm x 91mm x 67mm (5.3" x 3.6" x 2.6") and a weight of 574 grams (1.27 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have attached at the time. The following is the front view measurement comparison of the D500 vs the E-M1 II.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the D500 and E-M1 II is 56 and 68 respectively.

Generally, it is hard to visualize the contrast in sensor measurements simply by seeing specs. The visual underneath might offer you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the D500 and E-M1 II.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The D500 having a larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Nikon D500 will show extra detail because of its extra 1 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older D500 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.