Olympus E-M5 II vs Sony A350

Below, we are looking at the Olympus E-M5 II versus Sony A350, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the E-M5 II (16MP) and the A350 (14MP) is fairly similar but the E-M5 II (Four Thirds) and A350 (APS-C) possess totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-M5 II was unveiled 6 years later than the A350 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M5 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A350 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving through a full comparison, below is a concise view of how the E-M5 II grades against the A350 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M5 II & Sony Alpha DSLR-A350. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-M5 II Gallery & Sony A350 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to carry your camera, you need to factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-M5 II features external measurements of 124mm x 85mm x 45mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 1.8") and a weight of 469 grams (1.03 lbs) and the Sony A350 has proportions of 131mm x 99mm x 75mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") having a weight of 674 grams (1.49 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have attached at that moment. Below is the front view sizing comparison of the E-M5 II against the A350.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-M5 II and A350 is 80 and 62 respectively.

Typically, it is very hard to visualise the contrast between sensor sizing simply by going over technical specs. The photograph below may offer you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-M5 II and A350.

As you can tell, each of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-M5 II using its tinier sensor will make getting shallower depth of field more challenging and the Olympus E-M5 II will offer you more detail having an extra 2MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The fresher E-M5 II is going to have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.