Olympus E-M5 vs Sony A99 II

Below is a extended comparison of the Olympus E-M5 and Sony A99 II, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Advanced DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the image resolutions of the E-M5 (16MP) and A99 II (42MP) and the E-M5 (Four Thirds) and A99 II (Full frame) have totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-M5 was unveiled 5 years before the A99 II and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-M5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A99 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go right into a complete comparison, here is a short summation of how the E-M5 grades versus the A99 II with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus OM-D E-M5 & Sony Alpha A99 II. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M5 Gallery & Sony A99 II Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to consider its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M5 has exterior measurements of 122mm x 89mm x 43mm (4.8" x 3.5" x 1.7") along with a weight of 425 grams (0.94 lbs) while the Sony A99 II has measurements of 143mm x 104mm x 76mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.0") with a weight of 849 grams (1.87 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are utilising at that time. The following is a front view measurement comparison of the E-M5 and the A99 II.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-M5 and A99 II is 81 and 57 respectively.

More often than not, it's hard to envision the contrast between sensor measurements just by reviewing specifications. The visual here might provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-M5 and A99 II.

To sum up, both of these cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-M5 with its tinier sensor will make getting shallow depth of field tougher and the Sony A99 II will offer you greater detail having an extra 26 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images more aggressively. The older E-M5 is going to be behind in sensor tech.