Olympus E-M5 vs Sony A6700

Following is a in depth review of the Olympus E-M5 vs Sony A6700, both Advanced Mirrorless digital cameras by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a big gap between the image resolutions of the E-M5 (16MP) and A6700 (26MP) and the E-M5 (Four Thirds) and A6700 (APS-C) use totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-M5 was brought out 12 years before the A6700 which is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-M5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A6700 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a simple view of how the E-M5 matches up versus the A6700 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus OM-D E-M5 and Sony Alpha a6700. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M5 Gallery and Sony A6700 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry around your camera often, you're going to have to consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-M5 comes with exterior measurements of 122mm x 89mm x 43mm (4.8" x 3.5" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 425 grams (0.94 lbs) and the Sony A6700 has proportions of 122mm x 69mm x 75mm (4.8" x 2.7" x 3.0") and a weight of 493 grams (1.09 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. Below is the front view dimension comparison of the E-M5 against the A6700.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-M5 and A6700 is 81 and 75 respectively.

Sometimes, it's difficult to visualise the gap between sensor sizes just by reading through technical specs. The image here will give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the E-M5 and A6700.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-M5 due to its tinier sensor will make achieving shallower DOF harder and the Sony A6700 will give more detail having its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures far more aggressively. The more aged E-M5 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.