Olympus E-500 vs Sony A9 II

Its time to look closer at the Olympus E-500 vs Sony A9 II, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-500 (8MP) and A9 II (24MP) and the E-500 (Four Thirds) and A9 II (Full frame) enjoy totally different sensor size.

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The E-500 was released 15 years earlier than the A9 II which is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-500 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony A9 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the E-500 grades versus the A9 II with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-500 & Sony Alpha A9 Mark II. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-500 Gallery & Sony A9 II Gallery.

For those who are going to carry around your camera, you'll need to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus E-500 offers outside measurements of 130mm x 95mm x 66mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.6") having a weight of 479 grams (1.06 lbs) while the Sony A9 II has sizing of 129mm x 96mm x 76mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 3.0") with a weight of 678 grams (1.49 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are utilizing during that time. The following is the front view size comparison of the E-500 against the A9 II.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-500 and A9 II is 70 and 62 respectively.

Typically, its tough to see the contrast between sensor sizes just by reading technical specs. The image here should give you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-500 and A9 II.

As you have seen, both of those cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The E-500 due to its tinier sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field harder and the Sony A9 II will deliver more detail as a result of its extra 16MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs far more aggressively. The more aged E-500 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor tech.