Olympus E-M5 III vs Sony A7S II

Its time to take a closer look at the Olympus E-M5 III vs Sony A7S II, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Pro Mirrorless by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the image resolutions of the E-M5 III (20MP) and A7S II (12MP) and the E-M5 III (Four Thirds) and A7S II (Full frame) feature different sensor dimensions.

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The E-M5 III was launched 4 years after the A7S II which is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with the identical body type (SLR-style mirrorless).

Before diving through a in depth comparison, below is a brief overview of how the E-M5 III grades versus the A7S II with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus OM-D E-M5 III & Sony Alpha A7S II. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-M5 III Gallery & Sony A7S II Gallery.

For anyone who is going to travel with your camera often, you will want to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus E-M5 III enjoys outside dimensions of 125mm x 85mm x 50mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 2.0") having a weight of 414 grams (0.91 lbs) whilst the Sony A7S II has sizing of 127mm x 96mm x 60mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.4") accompanied by a weight of 627 grams (1.38 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you select at that time. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the E-M5 III compared to the A7S II.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-M5 III and A7S II is 80 and 68 respectively.

Sometimes, it can be difficult to imagine the difference in sensor dimensions simply by looking through specs. The pic underneath will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M5 III and A7S II.

All in all, each of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-M5 III featuring a smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF trickier and the Olympus E-M5 III will render more detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop photos much more aggressively. The newer E-M5 III provides an edge when it comes to sensor technology.