Olympus E-M10 II vs Sony NEX-5T

Let's look much closer at the Olympus E-M10 II versus Sony NEX-5T, both Entry-Level Mirrorless cameras by companies Olympus and Sony. The sensor resolution of the E-M10 II (16MP) and the NEX-5T (16MP) is fairly comparable but the E-M10 II (Four Thirds) and NEX-5T (APS-C) provide totally different sensor size.

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The E-M10 II was announced 2 years after the NEX-5T which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-M10 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony NEX-5T being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go into a step-by-step comparison, here is a short summation of how the E-M10 II scores versus the NEX-5T with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M10 II & Sony Alpha NEX-5T. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-M10 II Gallery & Sony NEX-5T Gallery.

When you are looking to travel with your camera regularly, you have to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus E-M10 II offers external dimensions of 120mm x 83mm x 47mm (4.7" x 3.3" x 1.9") having a weight of 390 grams (0.86 lbs) whilst the Sony NEX-5T has sizing of 111mm x 59mm x 39mm (4.4" x 2.3" x 1.5") along with a weight of 276 grams (0.61 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have at the time. Underneath is a front view scale comparison of the E-M10 II versus the NEX-5T.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the E-M10 II and NEX-5T is 82 and 89 respectively.

Often, it is very difficult to envision the gap in sensor dimensions merely by checking out a spec sheet. The image underneath might provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M10 II and NEX-5T.

As you can see, both the cameras provide the same MP but not the same sensor dimensions. The E-M10 II offers the smaller sensor which should make achieving shallow DOF harder. The younger E-M10 II is going to have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.