Olympus E-M10 II vs Sony A100

Here, we will be contrasting the Olympus E-M10 II and Sony A100, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the image resolutions of the E-M10 II (16MP) and A100 (10MP) and the E-M10 II (Four Thirds) and A100 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor size.

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The E-M10 II was brought out 9 years later than the A100 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-M10 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A100 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a concise view of how the E-M10 II scores vs the A100 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus OM-D E-M10 II & Sony Alpha DSLR-A100. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M10 II Gallery & Sony A100 Gallery.

If you're aiming to carry your camera often, you should factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-M10 II has outside dimensions of 120mm x 83mm x 47mm (4.7" x 3.3" x 1.9") along with a weight of 390 grams (0.86 lbs) whilst the Sony A100 has proportions of 133mm x 95mm x 71mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 2.8") having a weight of 638 grams (1.41 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus E-M10 II and Sony A100 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are employing at the time. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the E-M10 II vs the A100.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-M10 II and A100 is 82 and 64 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to visualise the contrast in sensor sizing purely by researching specifications. The photograph here might provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M10 II and A100.

Plainly, both of those cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The E-M10 II because of its smaller sensor will make getting shallower depth of field trickier and the Olympus E-M10 II will provide you with more detail having its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also help you crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The more recent E-M10 II is going to have an advantage when it comes to sensor innovation.