Nikon D800 vs Olympus E-M1 II

Here is a comprehensive review of the Nikon D800 and Olympus E-M1 II, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Pro Mirrorless by companies Nikon and Olympus. There is a substantial difference among the image resolutions of the D800 (36MP) and E-M1 II (20MP) and the D800 (Full frame) and E-M1 II (Four Thirds) have different sensor size.

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The D800 was unveiled 5 years before the E-M1 II and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Nikon D800 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus E-M1 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go straight to a full comparison, here is a quick synopsis of how the D800 scores vs the E-M1 II with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Nikon D800 & Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II. The full galleries are provided at Nikon D800 Gallery & Olympus E-M1 II Gallery.

If you're aiming to carry your camera often, you are going to need to factor its weight and measurements. The Nikon D800 has got physical dimensions of 146mm x 123mm x 82mm (5.7" x 4.8" x 3.2") having a weight of 900 grams (1.98 lbs) and the Olympus E-M1 II has proportions of 134mm x 91mm x 67mm (5.3" x 3.6" x 2.6") accompanied by a weight of 574 grams (1.27 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have attached during that time. Here is a front view dimension comparison of the D800 compared to the E-M1 II.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the D800 and E-M1 II is 54 and 68 respectively.

Often, it can be difficult to picture the gap in sensor sizing only by checking out specifications. The visual underneath may offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the D800 and E-M1 II.

To sum up, both of these cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The D800 using its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Nikon D800 will show extra detail having an extra 16MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images more aggressively. The older D800 will be behind in sensor technology.