Olympus E-PL5 vs Sony A77 II

Lets examine more in depth at the Olympus E-PL5 and Sony A77 II, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Advanced DSLR by brands Olympus and Sony. There is a crucial difference among the resolutions of the E-PL5 (16MP) and A77 II (24MP) and the E-PL5 (Four Thirds) and A77 II (APS-C) use different sensor size.

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The E-PL5 was released 20 months before the A77 II making the cameras a generation apart from each other. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-PL5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A77 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving through a detailed comparison, below is a concise overview of how the E-PL5 grades against the A77 II in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-PL5 and Sony SLT-A77 II. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-PL5 Gallery and Sony A77 II Gallery.

If you are intending to lug around your camera frequently, you will need to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-PL5 provides external measurements of 111mm x 64mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 325 grams (0.72 lbs) while the Sony A77 II has proportions of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") having a weight of 647 grams (1.43 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Following is the front view size comparison of the E-PL5 compared to the A77 II.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the E-PL5 and A77 II is 88 and 62 respectively.

Usually, it is difficult to visualize the gap in sensor measurements merely by seeing technical specs. The visual here might provide you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the E-PL5 and A77 II.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-PL5 due to its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field harder and the Sony A77 II will provide extra detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop images much more aggressively. The older E-PL5 will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.