Olympus E-P5 vs Sony A77

Lets look closer at the Olympus E-P5 and Sony A77, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the resolutions of the E-P5 (16MP) and A77 (24MP) and the E-P5 (Four Thirds) and A77 (APS-C) offer different sensor size.

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The E-P5 was announced 24 months later than the A77 which makes them a generation apart from one another. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-P5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A77 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving right into a detailed comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the E-P5 matches up versus the A77 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN E-P5 & Sony SLT-A77. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-P5 Gallery & Sony A77 Gallery.

If you are planning to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-P5 has got physical measurements of 122mm x 69mm x 37mm (4.8" x 2.7" x 1.5") and a weight of 420 grams (0.93 lbs) whilst the Sony A77 has proportions of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") having a weight of 732 grams (1.61 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you choose at that time. Here is a front view over all size comparison of the E-P5 and the A77.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-P5 and A77 is 85 and 59 respectively.

Sometimes, it's hard to picture the gap in sensor measurements just by viewing technical specs. The graphic here will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the E-P5 and A77.

As you have seen, each of the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-P5 using its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF tougher and the Sony A77 will render greater detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also help you crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more modern E-P5 should have an advantage in sensor technology.