Olympus E-M5 II vs Sony A6600

In this article, we are comparing the Olympus E-M5 II vs Sony A6600, both Advanced Mirrorless cameras by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a huge gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-M5 II (16MP) and A6600 (24MP) and the E-M5 II (Four Thirds) and A6600 (APS-C) enjoy different sensor size.

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The E-M5 II was launched 5 years before the A6600 and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-M5 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving through a thorough comparison, below is a short overview of how the E-M5 II grades versus the A6600 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus OM-D E-M5 II and Sony Alpha a6600. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-M5 II Gallery and Sony A6600 Gallery.

If you are intending to lug around your camera often, you will want to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M5 II features outside dimensions of 124mm x 85mm x 45mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 1.8") and a weight of 469 grams (1.03 lbs) whilst 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).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are using at that moment. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the E-M5 II vs the A6600.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-M5 II and A6600 is 80 and 77 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to imagine the gap in sensor measurements merely by checking out technical specs. The graphic here will give you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M5 II and A6600.

As you have seen, both of those cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-M5 II due to its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF trickier and the Sony A6600 will provide extra detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos far more aggressively. The older E-M5 II will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.