Olympus E-510 vs Sony A9 II

Its time to look closer at the Olympus E-510 versus Sony A9 II, one is a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a huge difference among the sensor resolutions of the E-510 (10MP) and A9 II (24MP) and the E-510 (Four Thirds) and A9 II (Full frame) boast different sensor measurements.

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The E-510 was launched 13 years before the A9 II which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-510 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony A9 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go into a in depth comparison, here is a short summary of how the E-510 matches up vs the A9 II in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-510 and Sony Alpha A9 Mark II. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-510 Gallery and Sony A9 II Gallery.

In case you're looking to travel with your camera regularly, you need to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus E-510 provides external dimensions of 136mm x 92mm x 68mm (5.4" x 3.6" x 2.7") and a weight of 490 grams (1.08 lbs) and the Sony A9 II has sizing of 129mm x 96mm x 76mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 3.0") along with a weight of 678 grams (1.49 lbs).

Check the Olympus E-510 versus Sony A9 II in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are using at the time. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the E-510 compared to the A9 II.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the E-510 and A9 II is 69 and 62 respectively.

In many cases, it's tough to picture the gap in sensor dimensions just by looking through technical specs. The image here should offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-510 and A9 II.

As you can tell, both of the cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-510 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field harder and the Sony A9 II will provide you with more detail utilizing its extra 14 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The more aged E-510 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.