Nikon Z6 II vs Olympus E-PL6

Let's take a deeper look at the Nikon Z6 II vs Olympus E-PL6, one being a Pro Mirrorless and the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Nikon and Olympus. There is a crucial difference between the resolutions of the Z6 II (25MP) and E-PL6 (16MP) and the Z6 II (Full frame) and E-PL6 (Four Thirds) use totally different sensor size.

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The Z6 II was revealed 6 years later than the E-PL6 and that is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Nikon Z6 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus E-PL6 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick summary of how the Z6 II scores versus the E-PL6 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon Z6 Mark II and Olympus PEN E-PL6. The full galleries are available at Nikon Z6 II Gallery and Olympus E-PL6 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera often, you will need to factor in its weight and measurements. The Nikon Z6 II provides outer dimensions of 134mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.3" x 4.0" x 2.8") along with a weight of 705 grams (1.55 lbs) and the Olympus E-PL6 has proportions of 111mm x 64mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 325 grams (0.72 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you have attached at that moment. Following is the front view scale comparison of the Z6 II vs the E-PL6.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the Z6 II and E-PL6 is 61 and 88 respectively.

Generally, its hard to envision the gap between sensor measurements merely by reading technical specs. The graphic here may give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the Z6 II and E-PL6.

As you have seen, the two cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The Z6 II using its larger sensor will make achieving shallower DOF less difficult and the Nikon Z6 II will offer greater detail because of its extra 9MP. Greater resolution will allow you to crop pics much more aggressively. The younger Z6 II will have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.