Olympus E-M5 II vs Sony A7 II

Below, we will be evaluating the Olympus E-M5 II vs Sony A7 II, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by brands Olympus and Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the resolutions of the E-M5 II (16MP) and A7 II (24MP) and the E-M5 II (Four Thirds) and A7 II (Full frame) use totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-M5 II was unveiled 3 months later than the A7 II which means that they are both of a similar age. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (SLR-style mirrorless).

Before going in to a thorough comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the E-M5 II scores against the A7 II in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus OM-D E-M5 II & Sony Alpha A7 II. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M5 II Gallery & Sony A7 II Gallery.

When you are planning to carry your camera, you should factor its weight and size. The Olympus E-M5 II comes with outer dimensions of 124mm x 85mm x 45mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 1.8") along with a weight of 469 grams (1.03 lbs) whilst the Sony A7 II has specifications of 127mm x 96mm x 60mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.4") having a weight of 599 grams (1.32 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are employing at that time. Underneath is the front view overall size comparison of the E-M5 II against the A7 II.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the E-M5 II and A7 II is 80 and 69 respectively.

Often, it's difficult to visualise the gap between sensor sizing purely by checking specs. The visual here might provide you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M5 II and A7 II.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-M5 II having a tinier sensor will make getting shallower depth of field trickier and the Sony A7 II will give extra detail having an extra 8MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures much more aggressively.