Olympus E-M10 II vs Sony A6600

Following is a extended overview of the Olympus E-M10 II and Sony A6600, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a considerable difference among the resolutions of the E-M10 II (16MP) and A6600 (24MP) and the E-M10 II (Four Thirds) and A6600 (APS-C) boast totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-M10 II was brought out 5 years prior to the A6600 which is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-M10 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a concise view of how the E-M10 II scores vs the A6600 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus OM-D E-M10 II & Sony Alpha a6600. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-M10 II Gallery & Sony A6600 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to carry around your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M10 II has outer measurements of 120mm x 83mm x 47mm (4.7" x 3.3" x 1.9") accompanied by a weight of 390 grams (0.86 lbs) while the Sony A6600 has measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") along with a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-M10 II and Sony A6600 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that time. The following is a front view size comparison of the E-M10 II versus the A6600.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the E-M10 II and A6600 is 82 and 77 respectively.

Oftentimes, its hard to see the contrast in sensor sizes purely by going through specs. The image below may give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-M10 II and A6600.

All in all, each of the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The E-M10 II due to its smaller sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Sony A6600 will produce more detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots a bit more aggressively. The more aged E-M10 II will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.