Olympus E-M1 II vs Sony NEX-C3

Its time to look a little more closely at the Olympus E-M1 II and Sony NEX-C3, one is a Pro Mirrorless and the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a crucial difference between the resolutions of the E-M1 II (20MP) and NEX-C3 (16MP) and the E-M1 II (Four Thirds) and NEX-C3 (APS-C) possess different sensor measurements.

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The E-M1 II was announced 5 years after the NEX-C3 which is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M1 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony NEX-C3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving through a thorough comparison, below is a short introduction of how the E-M1 II scores vs the NEX-C3 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II and Sony Alpha NEX-C3. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-M1 II Gallery and Sony NEX-C3 Gallery.

When you are planning to travel with your camera, you are going to need to factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-M1 II provides external measurements of 134mm x 91mm x 67mm (5.3" x 3.6" x 2.6") and a weight of 574 grams (1.27 lbs) while the Sony NEX-C3 has proportions of 110mm x 60mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.3") and a weight of 225 grams (0.50 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus E-M1 II and Sony NEX-C3 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have attached during that time. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the E-M1 II against the NEX-C3.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the E-M1 II and NEX-C3 is 68 and 91 respectively.

In many cases, it's tough to visualize the gap between sensor dimensions purely by reading through specs. The pic below should give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the E-M1 II and NEX-C3.

All in all, the two cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-M1 II using its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF more challenging and the Olympus E-M1 II will give you more detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The younger E-M1 II should have an edge with regard to sensor tech.