Olympus E-600 vs Sony A99 II

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Olympus E-600 versus Sony A99 II, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Advanced DSLR by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a significant difference among the image resolutions of the E-600 (12MP) and A99 II (42MP) and the E-600 (Four Thirds) and A99 II (Full frame) boast totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-600 was brought out 8 years before the A99 II and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-600 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony A99 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving straight to a in depth comparison, here is a short introduction of how the E-600 scores versus the A99 II with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-600 and Sony Alpha A99 II. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-600 Gallery and Sony A99 II Gallery.

If you are going to carry your camera regularly, you should take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-600 enjoys outer dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") along with a weight of 515 grams (1.14 lbs) whilst the Sony A99 II has measurements of 143mm x 104mm x 76mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.0") having a weight of 849 grams (1.87 lbs).

Check the Olympus E-600 versus Sony A99 II in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Underneath is a front view scale comparison of the E-600 and the A99 II.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the E-600 and A99 II is 71 and 57 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to see the contrast in sensor sizing purely by seeing specifications. The visual underneath might give you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-600 and A99 II.

To sum up, each of these cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-600 because of its smaller sensor will make getting shallow DOF trickier and the Sony A99 II will show greater detail having its extra 30MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The older E-600 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.