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Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II vs Sony a6000

4.7 in
3.27 in
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II Digital Camera
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II
4.72 in
2.62 in
Sony a6000 Digital Camera
Sony a6000
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51
4.1 out of 5
51 user ratings
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Full Comparison

Sensor

Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II
Sony a6000Sony a6000
Sensor typeLive MOSCMOS
Image sensor formatFour Thirds
Advanced Photo System type-C
Sensor size0.68 in0.93 in
Sensor photo detectors17.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx
Effective pixels16.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 1:1
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
3:2
Max resolution4608 x 3456 px6000 x 4000 px
ProcessorTruePic VIIBIONZ X

Image

Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II
Sony a6000Sony a6000
ISO
  • Auto
  • 1600
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 200
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • 51200
  • Auto
ISO Autoyesyes
ISO minimum100100
ISO maximum2560051200
Boosted ISO maximum2560051200
Maximum image resolution4608 x 3456 px6000 x 4000 px
White balance presets710
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Custom modes
  • Auto
  • Daylight
  • Shade
  • Cloudy
  • Incandescent
  • Flash
Custom white balanceyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • MPO
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Sepia
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryesyes
Image stabilization typeSensor-shiftNo
Supported aspect ratios
  • 3:4
  • 16:9
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Uncompressed formatRAWRAW
HDRyesyes
AEB/HDR supportyesyes

Optics and focus

Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II
Sony a6000Sony a6000
Lens mountMicro Four ThirdsSony E
Magnification (Crop factor)2.0 x1.07 x
Maximum aperture3.53.5
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLamp
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualManua
Contrast autofocusyesyes
Brightness adjustmentyesyes
Autofocus in recording modeyesyes
Focal length multiplier2x1.5x
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Tracking Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Face detection
Manual focusyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyes
Number of focus points800125
Image stabiliserBuilt-inOptical
Filter diameter1.46 in2.17 in
Phase detection autofocusnoyes
Number of AF points (contrast)8125

Screen and viewfinder

Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II
Sony a6000Sony a6000
Screen size3.0 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDyesyes
Screen technologyLCDLCD TFT
Screen dots1037000921600
Touch screenyesno
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %
Live viewyesyes
ViewfinderElectronicElectronic
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder resolution2360000.0 px2359296.0 px
Viewfinder magnification1.23 x1.07 x
Dioptre correctionyesyes
Diopter adjustment (D-D)-4 - 2-4 - 3
Eye relief0.76 in0.83 in
Separate info displaynono
Flip-out screennono

Photography features

Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II
Sony a6000Sony a6000
Shooting modes
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Program
Minimum shutter speed60.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)1/16000 sec1/4000 sec
Shutter priorityyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyes
Manual exposure modeyesyes
Number of exposures23
Exposure compensation plus55
Exposure compensation minus-5-5
Expousure compensation steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
Auto exposure lockyesyes
AE EV steps
  • 1/3
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
Continuous shootingyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 12
  • 2
  • 10
Histogramyesyes
AE frames
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
  • 3
  • 5
WB BracketingYesYes
Subject / scene modesyesyes
Flash sync speed1/250s1/160s
Built-in flashyesyes
Flash range5.86
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash off
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain sync
  • Slow sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flash connectionHot shoeHot shoe
External flashyesyes
Continuous drive8.0 fps11.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Documents
  • Night portrait
  • Sunset
  • Beach
  • Snow
  • Panorama
  • Fireworks
  • Portrait
  • Children
  • Sports
  • Night
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Night portrait
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settingsyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 12
  • 2
  • custom
  • 2
  • 10
Speed (JPEG)8.5 fps11.0 fps
Speed (RAW)8.5 fps11.0 fps
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 1.0±EV0.3 - 3.0±EV

Videography features

Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II
Sony a6000Sony a6000
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Video recordingyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
1920.0 px
HD typeFull HD4K Ultra HD
Supported video file formats
  • AVI
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Movie
  • Single image
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 10801920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)60.0 fps60.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)60.0 fps60.0 fps

Audio features

Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II
Sony a6000Sony a6000
Built-in microphoneyesyes
Microphone typeStereoStereo
Built-in speakersyesyes
Speaker typeMonoMono
Voice recordingyesyes
Supported audio file formatsPCMAAC

Design

Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II
Sony a6000Sony a6000
Body typeMILCSLR
Body materialMetalAluminum-magnesium
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Brown
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
Anti-dust systemyesyes
Environmentally sealednono

Dimensions

Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II
Sony a6000Sony a6000
Weight12.06 oz10.02 oz
Width4.7 in4.72 in
Height3.27 in2.62 in
Depth1.84 in1.78 in

Storage

Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II
Sony a6000Sony a6000
Compatible memory cards
  • Eye-Fi
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • MS XC-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Storage types
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Camera file system
  • DPOF
  • DCF
  • PRINT Image Matching III
  • Exif
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW

Power

Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II
Sony a6000Sony a6000
Power source typeBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)320720
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion

Connectivity

Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II
Sony a6000Sony a6000
HDMIyesyes
HDMI connector typeMicroMicro
USB portyesyes
USB connector typeMini-USB AMicro-USB B
USB version2.02.0
Headphone portnono
Microphone portnoyes
WirelessBuilt-InBuilt-In
Supported WiFi types
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Remote controlyesyes
PictBridgeyesno
NFCnoyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Bluetoothnoyes
Firewirenono

Other features

Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II
Sony a6000Sony a6000
GPSyesno
Orientation sensoryesyes

Pros & Cons

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          Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II vs Sony a6000 - User Opinions

          • forrest
            over 1 year ago
            Olympus E-M10 II has a 16.0MP Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features TruePic VII processor. On the other hand, Sony A6000 has a 24.0MP APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features Bionz X processor.Aug 25, 2015
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