Sony A6000 vs Olympus E-M5 II Specifications

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APS-C 366.6mm²
24.3 megapixels
ISO 100 - 25,600

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4/3 224.9mm²
16.1 megapixels
ISO 200 - 25,600

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Detailed specifications
Sony Alpha ILCE-A6000
Olympus OM-D E-M5 II

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Prices:	Compare Prices	Compare Prices
Manufacturer URL:	Manufacturer website	Manufacturer website
Predecessor:	Sony NEX-6 NEX-6 vs A6000	Olympus E-M5 E-M5 vs E-M5 II
Successor:	Sony A6100 A6000 vs A6100	Olympus E-M5 III E-M5 II vs E-M5 III
General
Model Number:	A6000	E-M5 II
Alternate Model Number(s):	ILCE-6000	E-M5 Mark II
Camera Format:	Compact System Camera	Compact System Camera
Currently Manufactured:	Yes	Yes
Retail Price:	$799.99	$999.99
Street Price:	$648.00	$899.00
Date Available:	2014-04-15	2015-02-21
Tripod Mount:	Yes	Yes
Weight:	16.5 oz (468 g) includes batteries, kit lens	16.5 oz (469 g) includes batteries
Size:	4.7 x 2.6 x 1.8 in. (120 x 67 x 45 mm)	4.9 x 3.3 x 1.8 in. (124 x 85 x 45 mm)
Waterproof:	No	No
Waterproof Depth:	n/a	n/a

Image Sensor
Sensor Type:	CMOS	Live MOS
Sensor Manufacturer:	Sony
Effective Megapixels:	24.3	16.1
Sensor Format:	APS-C	4/3
Sensor size:	366.6mm² (23.50mm x 15.60mm)	224.9mm² (17.30mm x 13.00mm)
Approximate Pixel Pitch:	3.92 microns	3.75 microns
Focal Length Multiplier:	1.5x	2.0x
Aspect Ratio:	3:2	4:3
Color Filter Type:	RGBG	RGBG
Anti Aliasing Filter:	Fixed	None
Self-Cleaning:	Yes	Yes
Sensor shift image stabilization:	No	Yes
On-Sensor Phase Detect:	Yes	No
DxO Sensor Score:	82	73
DxO Color Depth Score (bits):	24.1	23.0
DxO Dynamic Range Score (evs):	13.1	12.4
DxO Maximum Effective ISO Score (iso):	1,347	908
Image Capture
Image Resolution:	6000 x 4000 (24.0 MP, 3:2), 6000 x 3376 (20.3 MP, 16:9), 4240 x 2832 (12.0 MP, 3:2), 4240 x 2400 (10.2 MP, Other), 3008 x 2000 (6.0 MP, 3:2), 3008 x 1688 (5.1 MP, 16:9), 12416 x 1856 (23.0 MP, Other), 8192 x 1856 (15.2 MP, Other), 2160 x 5536 (12.0 MP, Other), 2160 x 3872 (8.4 MP, Other)	4608 x 3456 (15.9 MP, 4:3), 3200 x 2400 (7.7 MP, 4:3), 2560 x 1920 (4.9 MP, 4:3), 1280 x 960 (1.2 MP, 4:3), 640 x 480 (0.3 MP, 4:3), 7296 x 5472 (39.9 MP, 4:3), 9216 x 6912 (63.7 MP, 4:3)
Image File Format:	JPEG (EXIF 2.3), MPO (3D), RAW (compressed ARW 2.3), RAW+JPEG	JPEG, MPO, 12-bit RAW, RAW + JPEG
Continuous-mode frames/second:	11.1	10.4
Video Capture
Can take movies:	Yes	Yes
Movie Resolution:	1920x1080 (60p/28Mbps/PS or 60i/24Mbps/FX or 60i/17Mbps/FH or 24p/24Mbps/FX or 24p/17Mbps/FH) 1440x1080 (30p/12Mbps) 640x480 (30p/3Mbps)	1920x1080 (60p/50p/30p/25p/24p) 1280x720 (60p/50p/30p/25p/24p) 640x480 (30p) 1280x720 (10p)
Movie File Format:	AVCHD 2.0 / MP4; Audio :Dolby Digital (AC-3) / MPEG-4 AAC-LC; XAVC S format added in firmware v2.00	MOV (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 with stereo sound), AVI (Motion JPEG)
Composite Video Out:	No	Yes
NTSC/PAL Switchable Video:	n/a	Yes
Video Usable as Viewfinder:	n/a	No
HD Video Out:	Yes	Yes
HD Video Connection:	HDMI	HDMI

Lens & Optics
Lens Mount:	Sony E	Micro Four Thirds
Lens:	Sony SELP1650 PZ 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS; 9 elements in 8 groups, 4 aspheric surfaces	n/a
Focal Length (35mm equivalent):	24 - 75mm
Focal Length (actual):	16 - 50mm
Zoom Ratio:	3.13x
Aperture Range:	f/3.5 - f/22 (W) / f/5.6 - f/36 (T); 7-blade circular aperture
Integrated ND Filter:	No	No
Normal Focus Range:	25 cm to Infinity 9.8 in to Infinity
Macro Focus Range:
Filter Thread:	40.5mm	n/a
Thread Type:	n/a	n/a
Optical Image Stabilization:	Yes	No
Digital Zoom:	Yes	Yes
Digital Zoom Values:	Up to 4x; up to 2x Clear Image Digital Zoom	2x
Auto Focus
Auto Focus:	Yes	Yes
Auto Focus Type:	Hybrid Contrast/Phase Detection: Wide (179 points phase-detection AF, 25 points contrast-detection AF), Zone, Center, Flexible Spot (Small / Medium / Large)	High-speed Contrast-detect AF: 81-area multiple AF / All target, Group target area (9-area), Single target (Normal/Small) / Eye Detection (Nearer, Left, Right) / Magnified (up to 14x, over 800 AF points)
Auto Focus Assist Light?	Yes	Yes
Manual Focus:	Yes	Yes
Viewfinder
Viewfinder:	EVF / LCD	EVF / LCD
Viewfinder Type:	EVF type; 1.0cm (0.39-inch) 1,440K-dot OLED, 100% coverage, 1.07x mag. (0.70x 35mm eq.), 23mm eyepoint, -4 to +3 diopter	EVF; 2.36M-dot LCD, 1.30x - 1.48x magnification, 100% coverage, 21mm eyepoint, -4 to +2 diopter, eye sensor
Focus Peaking:	Yes	Yes
EVF Resolution:	1,440,000 dots	2,360,000 dots
Viewfinder Magnification (35mm equivalent):	0.70x	0.74x
Viewfinder Magnification (nominal/claimed):	1.07x	1.48x
Display
Eye-level Viewfinder:	Yes	Yes
Rear Display:	Yes	Yes
Rear Display Size (inches):	3.0	3.0
Rear Display Resolution:	921,600 dots (307,200 px)	1,037,000 dots (345,667 px)
Touchscreen:	No	Yes
Articulating Screen:	Yes	Yes
Tilt Swivel Screen:	No	Yes
Selfie Screen:	No	Yes
Max Playback Zoom:	16.7x	14.0x
Top Deck Display:	No	No

Exposure
Maximum ISO (native):	25600	25600
Minimum ISO (native):	100	200
ISO Settings:	Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800, 25600; 51200 available with MFNR	AUTO: ISO Low (100) - 25600 (customizable, Default 200-1600) / Manual ISO Low (100) - 25600, 1/3 or 1 EV steps selectable
Auto ISO Mode:	Yes	Yes
White Balance Settings:	Auto WB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent (Warm white/Cool white/Day white/Daylight), Flash, C. Temp 2500 to 9900K, C Filter G7 to M7 (15-step), Custom, AWB micro adjustment	Auto, Lamp, Fluorescent, Daylight, Flash, Cloudy, Shade, Custom WB, One-touch WB
Shutter Speed Range:	1/4000 - 30 sec	1/16000 - 60 sec
Bulb Mode:	Yes	Yes
Exposure Compensation:	+/- 5.0EV in 0.3EV steps	+/- 5.0EV in 0.3EV steps
Metering Modes:	1200-zone Evaluative, Center-weighted, Spot	Digital ESP metering (324-area multi pattern metering), Center weighted average metering, Spot metering, Spot metering with highlight control, Spot metering with shadow control
Program Auto Exposure:	Yes	Yes
Aperture Priority:	Yes	Yes
Shutter Priority:	Yes	Yes
Full Manual Exposure:	Yes	Yes
Creative Exposure Modes:	Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports Action, Sunset, Night Portrait, Night Scene, Hand-held Twilight, Anti Motion Blur, HDR, Sweep Panorama	Scene select AE (Portrait, e-Portrait, Landscape, Landscape + Portrait, Sport, Hand-held Starlight1, Night scene, Night + Portrait, Children, High Key, Low Key, DIS mode, Macro, Nature Macro, Candle, Sunset, Documents, Panorama, Fireworks, Beach & Snow, Fisheye Conv., Wide Conv., Macro Conv., Panning, 3D2), Underwater wide / macro, HDR1, HDR2, Art Filters (14). 1 8 images automatically shot and combined into a single image composite 2 For 3D lens(H-FT012 by Panasonic) only, still photo only
Self Timer:	2 , 10, 10 (3 or 5 frames) seconds	2, 10, Custom seconds
Time Lapse (intervalometer):		Yes
High Resolution Composite:	No	64.0 megapixels
Flash
Built-in Flash:	Yes	No
Flash Modes:	Auto, Off, Fill-flash, Rear sync, Slow sync, Red-eye reduction: On/Off	Flash Auto, Redeye, Fill-in, Flash Off, Red-eye Slow sync.(1st curtain), Slow sync.(1st curtain), Slow sync.(2nd curtain), Manual（1/1 (FULL) - 1/64）
Flash Guide Number (ISO 100):	6.0 m / 19.7 ft.	9.0 m / 29.5 ft.
Flash Range Description:	Lens dependent	Bundled FL-LM3 flash has GN of 9m/ISO 100
Max Flash Sync:	1/160	1/250
Flash Exposure Compensation:	+/- 3.0 EV in 0.3EV steps	+/- 3.0 EV in 0.3EV steps
External Flash Connection:	Multi Interface Shoe	Hot Shoe, PC Sync Terminal
Built-In Wireless Flash Control:	No	No
Image Storage
Usable Memory Types:	MS PRO Duo / SD / SDHC / SDXC	SD / SDHC / SDXC
UHS Support:	UHS-I	UHS-II
Other Memory:
Dual Card Slots:	No	No
RAW Capture Support:	Yes	Yes
Uncompressed Format:	RAW (compressed ARW 2.3), RAW+JPEG	12-bit RAW, RAW + JPEG
Movie File Format:	AVCHD 2.0 / MP4; Audio :Dolby Digital (AC-3) / MPEG-4 AAC-LC; XAVC S format added in firmware v2.00	MOV (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 with stereo sound), AVI (Motion JPEG)
Included Memory:	No memory included	No memory included
Included Memory Type:
Connectivity
Built-In Wi-Fi:	Yes	Yes
NFC:	Yes	No
Bluetooth:	No	No
Built-In GPS:	No	No
Microphone Jack:	No	Yes
Headphone Jack:	No	No
External Connections:	USB 2.0 High Speed,WiFi	USB 2.0 High Speed,WiFi
PictBridge Compliant:	Yes	Yes
DPOF Compliant:	Yes	Yes
Remote Control:	Yes	Yes
Remote Control Type:	Optional wired, IR or Wi-FI	Optional Remote cable RM-UC1 or via Wi-Fi
Connections (extended):	Micro (Type-D) HDMI, Multi Interface Shoe, Multi Micro USB	Micro HDMI (Type-D), combined AV/USB connector, 3.5mm stereo mini jack

Performance Timing
Cycle time for JPEG shooting in single shot mode (seconds per frame, max resolution):	0.51	0.73
Cycle time for RAW shooting in single shot mode (seconds per frame):	0.48
Buffer size for RAW shooting in single shot mode (frames):	Unlimited
Cycle time for RAW+JPEG shooting in single shot mode (seconds per shot):	0.44	0.76
Camera penalizes early shutter press?	No	No
JPEG shooting speed in burst mode (fps, max resolution):	11.1	10.4
Buffer size for JPEG shooting in burst mode (frames, max resolution):	47	18
RAW shooting speed in burst mode (fps):	11.1	10.4
Buffer size for RAW shooting in burst mode (frames):	22	13
RAW+JPEG shooting speed in burst mode (fps):	11.1	10.3
Buffer Size for RAW+JPEG shooting in burst mode (frames):	21	13
Shutter lag (full AF, wide/mid):	0.15 seconds	0.14 seconds
Shutter lag (full AF, tele):
Shutter lag (full AF, live view - DSLR):
Shutter lag (prefocused, live view - DSLR):
Shutter Lag (manual focus):	0.143 seconds	0.068 seconds
Shutter lag (full AF, with flash):	0.42 seconds	0.34 seconds
Shutter Lag (prefocused):	0.022 seconds	0.046 seconds
Shutter Lag (notes):	Full AF lag, Multi-area AF mode = 0.151s
Startup Time:	2.2 seconds	0.8 seconds
Play -> Record Time:	0.8 seconds	0.5 seconds
Flash cycle time, full power:	2.3 seconds	4.5 seconds
Power
Battery Life, Stills (CIPA Rating Monitor/Live View):	360 shots	310 shots
Battery Life, Still (CIPA Rating OVF/EVF):	310 shots	310 shots
Battery Life, Video:
Battery Form Factor:	Proprietary NP-FW50	Proprietary BLN-1
Usable Battery Types:	Lithium-ion rechargeable	Lithium-ion rechargeable
Batteries Included:	1 x Proprietary NP-FW50 Lithium-ion rechargeable	1 x Proprietary BLN-1 Lithium-ion rechargeable
Battery Charger Included (dedicated charger or AC/USB adapter):	Yes	Yes
Dedicated Battery Charger Included:	No	Yes
Internal Charging Supported:	Yes	No
Software
Included Software:	Software CD-ROM (Image Data Converter 4, Remote Camera Control, PlayMemories Home)	Olympus Viewer 3 CD-ROM
OS Compatibility:	Windows Vista SP2/7 SP1/8, Mac OS X v10.6-10.8
Miscellaneous
Notes & Features:	Bionz X image processor, Fast Hybrid AF (179 PDAF and 25 CDAF points), Full HD 1080p60 movies, 11 fps burst mode, Wi-Fi with NFC, clean HDMI output	16-megapixel Live MOS sensor; TruePic VII image processor; class-leading 5-axis sensor-shift image stabilization; 10fps burst mode; new High-Res Shot mode generates 40MP JPEGs and 64MP RAW files; improved 1080p60 video; 3-inch vari-angle touchscreen; built-in Wi-Fi; dust, splash and freezeproof construction. Available in black or silver.