Olympus E-M1 II vs Sony A6300

Let's take a closer look at the Olympus E-M1 II and Sony A6300, one is a Pro Mirrorless and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Sony. The sensor resolution of the E-M1 II (20MP) and the A6300 (24MP) is relatively comparable but the E-M1 II (Four Thirds) and A6300 (APS-C) use totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-M1 II was brought out 8 months after the A6300 so they are of a similar generation. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M1 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A6300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving in to a thorough comparison, below is a concise summation of how the E-M1 II scores vs the A6300 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II and Sony Alpha a6300. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M1 II Gallery and Sony A6300 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to travel with your camera often, you're going to have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-M1 II has outer measurements of 134mm x 91mm x 67mm (5.3" x 3.6" x 2.6") with a weight of 574 grams (1.27 lbs) while the Sony A6300 has proportions of 120mm x 67mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.9") along with a weight of 404 grams (0.89 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you have at the time. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the E-M1 II compared to the A6300.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-M1 II and A6300 is 68 and 83 respectively.

Sometimes, it can be difficult to visualise the gap in sensor dimensions merely by going through technical specs. The image below may give you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-M1 II and A6300.

As you can tell, each of these cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-M1 II because of its smaller sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony A6300 will provide more detail having its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The younger E-M1 II is going to have an advantage in sensor technology.