Olympus E-PL5 vs Sony A6600

Let's look a little more closely at the Olympus E-PL5 vs Sony A6600, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the image resolutions of the E-PL5 (16MP) and A6600 (24MP) and the E-PL5 (Four Thirds) and A6600 (APS-C) possess totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-PL5 was manufactured 8 years earlier than the A6600 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras come with the identical body type (Rangefinder-style mirrorless).

Before getting through a detailed comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the E-PL5 scores vs the A6600 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-PL5 & Sony Alpha a6600. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-PL5 Gallery & Sony A6600 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to carry your camera often, you should consider its weight and size. The Olympus E-PL5 has outside dimensions of 111mm x 64mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.5") having a weight of 325 grams (0.72 lbs) while the Sony A6600 has specifications of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") accompanied by a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are employing during that time. Here is the front view dimensions comparison of the E-PL5 and the A6600.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the E-PL5 and A6600 is 88 and 77 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is hard to see the gap between sensor sizing only by reading through technical specs. The graphic here should give you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-PL5 and A6600.

As you have seen, each of these cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The E-PL5 because of its tinier sensor will make shooting shallow DOF trickier and the Sony A6600 will give more detail due to its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will help you crop images much more aggressively. The older E-PL5 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.