Sony A99 II vs Sony NEX-5T

Lets take a more detailed look at the Sony A99 II and Sony NEX-5T, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and both are created by Sony. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the A99 II (42MP) and NEX-5T (16MP) and the A99 II (Full frame) and NEX-5T (APS-C) use totally different sensor size.

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The A99 II was revealed 3 years after the NEX-5T which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Sony A99 II being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony NEX-5T being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go through a step-by-step comparison, below is a concise summary of how the A99 II scores against the NEX-5T with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha A99 II & Sony Alpha NEX-5T. The full galleries are provided at Sony A99 II Gallery & Sony NEX-5T Gallery.

If you're looking to carry around your camera regularly, you have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Sony A99 II offers external dimensions of 143mm x 104mm x 76mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.0") and a weight of 849 grams (1.87 lbs) while the Sony NEX-5T has dimensions of 111mm x 59mm x 39mm (4.4" x 2.3" x 1.5") along with a weight of 276 grams (0.61 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you choose at that moment. Following is the front view dimensions comparison of the A99 II vs the NEX-5T.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A99 II and NEX-5T is 57 and 89 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to visualise the contrast between sensor sizes purely by reading through a spec sheet. The image below should give you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the A99 II and NEX-5T.

As you can see, both cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The A99 II having a larger sensor will make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Sony A99 II will give greater detail because of its extra 26 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop images a little more aggressively. The fresher A99 II will have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.