Olympus E-M10 II vs Sony NEX-7

Below, we will be analyzing the Olympus E-M10 II vs Sony NEX-7, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a big difference between the sensor resolutions of the E-M10 II (16MP) and NEX-7 (24MP) and the E-M10 II (Four Thirds) and NEX-7 (APS-C) enjoy different sensor sizes.

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The E-M10 II was announced 3 years after the NEX-7 which is quite a big gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M10 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony NEX-7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a short overview of how the E-M10 II matches up vs the NEX-7 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus OM-D E-M10 II and Sony Alpha NEX-7. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-M10 II Gallery and Sony NEX-7 Gallery.

If you are planning to travel with your camera often, you should take into account its weight and size. The Olympus E-M10 II enjoys outside dimensions of 120mm x 83mm x 47mm (4.7" x 3.3" x 1.9") accompanied by a weight of 390 grams (0.86 lbs) and the Sony NEX-7 has specifications of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") along with a weight of 400 grams (0.88 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are utilising at that time. Following is the front view dimensions comparison of the E-M10 II against the NEX-7.

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the E-M10 II and NEX-7 is 82 and 84 respectively.

Usually, it is very tough to imagine the gap between sensor dimensions just by going over specs. The picture below may offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M10 II and NEX-7.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-M10 II using its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF trickier and the Sony NEX-7 will deliver greater detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The fresher E-M10 II should have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.