Olympus E-PL8 vs Sony A99 II

Here is a detailed comparison of the Olympus E-PL8 and Sony A99 II, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the E-PL8 (16MP) and A99 II (42MP) and the E-PL8 (Four Thirds) and A99 II (Full frame) offer different sensor sizes.

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The E-PL8 was unveiled very close to the A99 II and they are both of a similar age. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-PL8 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A99 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the E-PL8 matches up vs the A99 II with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-PL8 & Sony Alpha A99 II. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-PL8 Gallery & Sony A99 II Gallery.

If you're planning to carry your camera frequently, you'll need to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus E-PL8 offers exterior dimensions of 115mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.5" x 2.6" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 357 grams (0.79 lbs) and the Sony A99 II has specifications of 143mm x 104mm x 76mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.0") having a weight of 849 grams (1.87 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you choose at that moment. Here is a front view over all size comparison of the E-PL8 against the A99 II.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-PL8 and A99 II is 86 and 57 respectively.

Sometimes, it's difficult to visualize the difference in sensor sizing merely by looking through technical specs. The visual here may provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-PL8 and A99 II.

As you have seen, both the cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-PL8 with its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony A99 II will render more detail having an extra 26 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop photos more aggressively.