Olympus E-M10 II vs Sony A500

In this article, we will be evaluating the Olympus E-M10 II versus Sony A500, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a large gap among the resolutions of the E-M10 II (16MP) and A500 (12MP) and the E-M10 II (Four Thirds) and A500 (APS-C) feature totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-M10 II was manufactured 6 years later than the A500 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-M10 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A500 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving straight into a complete comparison, below is a simple summary of how the E-M10 II matches up versus the A500 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus OM-D E-M10 II & Sony Alpha DSLR-A500. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M10 II Gallery & Sony A500 Gallery.

If you're intending to carry your camera frequently, you'll have to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus E-M10 II enjoys outer measurements 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 A500 has sizing of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") accompanied by a weight of 630 grams (1.39 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have chosen during that time. Below is the front view dimensions comparison of the E-M10 II vs the A500.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-M10 II and A500 is 82 and 63 respectively.

More often than not, its hard to envision the contrast in sensor sizing merely by checking out specs. The photograph below will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the E-M10 II and A500.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The E-M10 II because of its smaller sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field harder and the Olympus E-M10 II will produce more detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs far more aggressively. The more recent E-M10 II is going to have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.