Olympus E-620 vs Sony A7R II

Here is a detailed comparison of the Olympus E-620 versus Sony A7R II, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-620 (12MP) and A7R II (42MP) and the E-620 (Four Thirds) and A7R II (Full frame) enjoy different sensor dimensions.

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The E-620 was announced 7 years before the A7R II and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-620 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony A7R II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving through a in depth comparison, below is a brief summation of how the E-620 matches up versus the A7R II with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-620 & Sony Alpha A7R II. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus E-620 Gallery & Sony A7R II Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to carry your camera frequently, you have to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus E-620 offers outer measurements of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") accompanied by a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs) whilst the Sony A7R II has sizing of 127mm x 96mm x 60mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.4") and a weight of 625 grams (1.38 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have attached at that time. Here is the front view scale comparison of the E-620 versus the A7R II.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-620 and A7R II is 71 and 68 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to visualize the gap in sensor sizing simply by seeing a spec sheet. The graphic below will help give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the E-620 and A7R II.

As you can see, both cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-620 having a smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field trickier and the Sony A7R II will produce greater detail with its extra 30MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The older E-620 will be behind in sensor innovation.