Olympus E-PL6 vs Sony A99

Following is a extended comparison of the Olympus E-PL6 vs Sony A99, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the E-PL6 (16MP) and A99 (24MP) and the E-PL6 (Four Thirds) and A99 (Full frame) possess totally different sensor size.

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The E-PL6 was unveiled 20 months after the A99 which makes the cameras a generation away from one another. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-PL6 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A99 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go through a more detailed comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the E-PL6 scores versus the A99 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN E-PL6 & Sony SLT-A99. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-PL6 Gallery & Sony A99 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to carry around your camera regularly, you should factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-PL6 offers physical dimensions of 111mm x 64mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 325 grams (0.72 lbs) and the Sony A99 has dimensions of 147mm x 111mm x 78mm (5.8" x 4.4" x 3.1") with a weight of 812 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are working with at the time. Underneath is the front view size comparison of the E-PL6 vs the A99.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-PL6 and A99 is 88 and 57 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to envision the contrast in sensor sizes simply by viewing a spec sheet. The image below might give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-PL6 and A99.

Clearly, both of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-PL6 using its smaller sensor will make getting shallower DOF trickier and the Sony A99 will provide you with greater detail having an extra 8MP. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The younger E-PL6 will have an advantage in sensor innovation.