Olympus E-M5 II vs Sony A77 II

Its time to take a deeper look at the Olympus E-M5 II vs Sony A77 II, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a large gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-M5 II (16MP) and A77 II (24MP) and the E-M5 II (Four Thirds) and A77 II (APS-C) provide different sensor size.

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The E-M5 II was introduced 9 months later than the A77 II so they are both of a similar age. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-M5 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A77 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting into a step-by-step comparison, here is a concise highlight of how the E-M5 II scores vs the A77 II in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus OM-D E-M5 II & Sony SLT-A77 II. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-M5 II Gallery & Sony A77 II Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry your camera, you will have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-M5 II has got outer 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 A77 II has dimensions of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") and a weight of 647 grams (1.43 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen during that time. Following is a front view sizing comparison of the E-M5 II vs the A77 II.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-M5 II and A77 II is 80 and 62 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to picture the contrast in sensor sizing purely by researching technical specs. The photograph here will help give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M5 II and A77 II.

As you have seen, both of those cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-M5 II using its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field trickier and the Sony A77 II will render extra detail using its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop images a good deal more aggressively. The more modern E-M5 II provides an edge with regard to sensor innovation.