Olympus E-PL5 vs Sony A9 II

Its time to look more in depth at the Olympus E-PL5 vs Sony A9 II, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a sizeable difference among the resolutions of the E-PL5 (16MP) and A9 II (24MP) and the E-PL5 (Four Thirds) and A9 II (Full frame) offer different sensor sizes.

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The E-PL5 was launched 8 years before the A9 II and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-PL5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A9 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving straight to a detailed comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the E-PL5 grades vs the A9 II for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN E-PL5 and Sony Alpha A9 Mark II. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-PL5 Gallery and Sony A9 II Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera frequently, you will need to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus E-PL5 has got physical measurements of 111mm x 64mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.5") along with a weight of 325 grams (0.72 lbs) whilst the Sony A9 II has specifications of 129mm x 96mm x 76mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 3.0") having a weight of 678 grams (1.49 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-PL5 vs Sony A9 II in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you select at that moment. Following is a front view size comparison of the E-PL5 versus the A9 II.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL5 and A9 II is 88 and 62 respectively.

Generally, its hard to visualize the gap in sensor measurements purely by checking out specs. The photograph here will provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-PL5 and A9 II.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-PL5 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF trickier and the Sony A9 II will provide extra detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs more aggressively. The older E-PL5 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.