Olympus E-M5 II vs Sony A7R II

The following is a detailed comparison of the Olympus E-M5 II versus Sony A7R II, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-M5 II (16MP) and A7R II (42MP) and the E-M5 II (Four Thirds) and A7R II (Full frame) possess different sensor sizing.

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The E-M5 II was revealed 4 months prior to the A7R II which means that they are of a similar generation. The two cameras come with the identical body type (SLR-style mirrorless).

Before we go in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a simple overview of how the E-M5 II matches up against the A7R II when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus OM-D E-M5 II and Sony Alpha A7R II. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-M5 II Gallery and Sony A7R II Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to travel with your camera frequently, you need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-M5 II provides external dimensions of 124mm x 85mm x 45mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 1.8") with a weight of 469 grams (1.03 lbs) whilst the Sony A7R II has dimensions of 127mm x 96mm x 60mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.4") and a weight of 625 grams (1.38 lbs).

Examine the Olympus E-M5 II versus Sony A7R II in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you select at that moment. Below is the front view dimensions comparison of the E-M5 II vs the A7R II.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-M5 II and A7R II is 80 and 68 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to visualize the gap in sensor dimensions purely by looking through technical specs. The image below will help provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M5 II and A7R II.

As you can tell, both the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-M5 II using its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field tougher and the Sony A7R II will render greater detail because of its extra 26MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots somewhat more aggressively.