Olympus E-PL5 vs Sony A99 II

Below, we are comparing the Olympus E-PL5 and Sony A99 II, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Advanced DSLR by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the resolutions of the E-PL5 (16MP) and A99 II (42MP) and the E-PL5 (Four Thirds) and A99 II (Full frame) enjoy different sensor sizing.

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The E-PL5 was announced 5 years prior to the A99 II and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-PL5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A99 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving through a full comparison, below is a concise summary of how the E-PL5 scores versus the A99 II with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-PL5 & Sony Alpha A99 II. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-PL5 Gallery & Sony A99 II Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera often, you will have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-PL5 provides physical measurements of 111mm x 64mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.5") with a weight of 325 grams (0.72 lbs) while the Sony A99 II has proportions of 143mm x 104mm x 76mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 849 grams (1.87 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are working with during that time. The following is the front view over all size comparison of the E-PL5 versus the A99 II.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-PL5 and A99 II is 88 and 57 respectively.

Typically, it's hard to imagine the difference in sensor measurements just by viewing a spec sheet. The photograph here will offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the E-PL5 and A99 II.

As you can see, the two cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-PL5 using its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field harder and the Sony A99 II will result in extra detail with its extra 26 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older E-PL5 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.