Olympus E-M10 vs Sony A99 II

The following is a in depth assessment of the Olympus E-M10 and Sony A99 II, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the image resolutions of the E-M10 (16MP) and A99 II (42MP) and the E-M10 (Four Thirds) and A99 II (Full frame) provide totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-M10 was brought out 3 years prior to the A99 II which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-M10 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A99 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving into a more detailed comparison, here is a short highlight of how the E-M10 grades against the A99 II in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus OM-D E-M10 & Sony Alpha A99 II. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-M10 Gallery & Sony A99 II Gallery.

If you are aiming to travel with your camera often, you are going to need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M10 provides physical dimensions of 119mm x 82mm x 46mm (4.7" x 3.2" x 1.8") and a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs) and the Sony A99 II has measurements of 143mm x 104mm x 76mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.0") and a weight of 849 grams (1.87 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Below is a front view measurements comparison of the E-M10 compared to the A99 II.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-M10 and A99 II is 82 and 57 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to visualise the contrast in sensor dimensions just by looking through specs. The image underneath will provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M10 and A99 II.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-M10 because of its smaller sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field harder and the Sony A99 II will result in extra detail having its extra 26MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures more aggressively. The more aged E-M10 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.