Olympus E-M5 II vs Sony A99

On this page, we will be contrasting the Olympus E-M5 II versus Sony A99, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the resolutions of the E-M5 II (16MP) and A99 (24MP) and the E-M5 II (Four Thirds) and A99 (Full frame) boast totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-M5 II was released 2 years after the A99 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-M5 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A99 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving straight to a full comparison, here is a quick synopsis of how the E-M5 II scores against the A99 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus OM-D E-M5 II & Sony SLT-A99. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M5 II Gallery & Sony A99 Gallery.

For those who are looking to travel with your camera often, you are going to need to think about its weight and size. The Olympus E-M5 II comes with outside dimensions of 124mm x 85mm x 45mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 1.8") accompanied by a weight of 469 grams (1.03 lbs) while the Sony A99 has specifications of 147mm x 111mm x 78mm (5.8" x 4.4" x 3.1") having a weight of 812 grams (1.79 lbs).

Compare the Olympus E-M5 II versus Sony A99 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen at that time. Following is a front view measurement comparison of the E-M5 II versus the A99.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-M5 II and A99 is 80 and 57 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to see the difference in sensor dimensions only by checking out a spec sheet. The pic underneath will give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M5 II and A99.

Clearly, both of the cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-M5 II due to its smaller sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field more challenging and the Sony A99 will provide extra detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also help you crop photographs more aggressively. The more modern E-M5 II is going to have an edge in sensor tech.