Olympus E-P5 vs Sony A99 II

Lets look more closely at the Olympus E-P5 vs Sony A99 II, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Advanced DSLR by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference between the image resolutions of the E-P5 (16MP) and A99 II (42MP) and the E-P5 (Four Thirds) and A99 II (Full frame) have different sensor dimensions.

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The E-P5 was unveiled 4 years prior to the A99 II and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-P5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A99 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting into a more detailed comparison, here is a simple overview of how the E-P5 scores against the A99 II when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-P5 & Sony Alpha A99 II. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-P5 Gallery & Sony A99 II Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry your camera often, you need to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus E-P5 provides physical dimensions of 122mm x 69mm x 37mm (4.8" x 2.7" x 1.5") having a weight of 420 grams (0.93 lbs) and the Sony A99 II has sizing 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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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have attached at that moment. Here is a front view physical size comparison of the E-P5 and the A99 II.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the E-P5 and A99 II is 85 and 57 respectively.

Oftentimes, it's tough to visualize the contrast between sensor sizing just by reading through specifications. The photograph below will offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-P5 and A99 II.

Plainly, both of these cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-P5 with its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field more challenging and the Sony A99 II will resolve more detail having an extra 26 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images a bit more aggressively. The older E-P5 is going to be behind in sensor technology.