| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.3 MP | 20.4 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | MOS |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Touchscreen | - | Yes |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Olympus |
| Model | SLT A99V 24.3MP DSLR Camera | OMD EM1 Mark 2 20.4MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | SLT A99V | OMD EM1 Mark 2 |
| Model Number | SLT A99V | EM1 Mark 2 |
| Series | Alpha | OMD |
| Color | Black | Black |
| SLR Variant | Body Only | - |
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.3 MP | 20.4 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | - |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 111.2 x 147 x 78.4 mm | 134.1 x 90.9 x 68.9 mm |
| Weight | 433 GM | 574 GM |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Ports | HDMI | - |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | MOS |
| Sensor Size | 23.5 x 15.6 | 17.4 mm x 13.0 mm |
| Maximum ISO | 51200 ISO | - |
| Sensor Technology | - | 4/3 Live MOS Sensor |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | Sony A-mount, Minolta and Konica Minolta AF Lenses | Micro Four Thirds Mount |
| Color Filter | Primary RGB Color Filter | - |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | Yes |
| View Finder Type | Electronic | Eye-level electronic viewfinder |
| Viewfinder Magnification | 0.71x with 50 mm Lens at Infinity | Approx. 1.30x - 1.48x |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | -4.0 - 3.0 m | -4 ~ +2m-1 |
| Viewfinder Coverage | - | 100% |
| Viewfinder Eye Point | - | 21 mm |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | Single-shot AF AF-S, Automatic AF AF-A, Continuous AF AF-C, Depth Map Assist Continuous AF AF-D Selectable | Single AF S-AF / Continuous AF C-AF / Manual Focus MF / S-AF + MF / AF tracking C-AF + TR / Preset MF |
| Auto Focus | Yes | - |
| White Balancing | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Flash, Color Temperature and Color Filter, Custom, White Balance Bracketing 3 Frames, High, Low Selectable | Auto WB, 7 Preset WBs, 4 Capture WBs, Custom WBKelvin setting |
| Other Focus Features | Focus Areas Selection Wide Area, 19-point Local Frame Selection, Fixed Centre Spot Focus, Predictive Focus for Moving Subjects, Auto-tracking Focus Point, Focus Lock, Eye-start AF, AF Syetem CCD Line Sensors, Sensitivity Range -1 - 18 EV ISO 100 Equivalent with F2.8 Lens Attached, AF Illuminator 1 - 7 m Range, Dual AF System 19 + 102 Points | - |
| Focus Points | - | 121-point cross-type phase detection AF and 121-point contrast AF |
| Metering Modes | - | Digital ESP metering 324-area multi pattern metering, centre-weighted average metering, spot metering[*], spot metering with highlight control, spot metering with shadow control |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Mode | Automatic | iAuto Live Guide can be used, P program AE programme shift can be performed, A aperture priority AE, S Shutter priority AE, M Manual Live Bulb, Live Time and Live Composite are available, Custom 1~3, Art Filter, Underwater wide / Underwater macro to be assigned to the Fn1 button |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | Yes | Yes |
| Exposure Compensation | 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV Increments Selectable +/- 5 EV | - |
| Other Exposure Features | Bracket Single, with 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 2/3 EV, 2.0 EV, 3.0 EV Increments, 3/5 Frames 2.0 EV, 3.0 EV 3 Frames Selectable | - |
| Spot Meter | - | Yes |
| Manual Exposure | - | Yes |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Electronically-controlled, Vertical-traverse, Focal-plane Type | Focal-plane shutter mechanical shutter |
| Shutter Speed | 1/8000 sec | 1/8000 - 60 sec., with selectable EV adjustment steps 1/3, 1/2, 1 |
| Self-timer | No | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | Continuous Shooting Rate High 6 fps in Continuous Advance Priority AE Mode, Low 2.5 fps in Continuous Mode, Continuous Shooting Limit Extra Fine 14, Fine 18, STD 20, RAW 13, RAW + JPEG 11 | - |
| image features |
| Image Format | File Formar JPEG DCF 2.0, Exif 2.3, MPF Baseline Compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.3 Format, RAW and JPEG | RAW 12-bit lossless compression, JPEG, RAW+JPEG |
| Aspect Ratio | - | 40300 AM |
| Gross Pixel | - | 21.8 MP |
| Image Stabilizer | - | Yes |
| Image Sizing | - | 5184 x 3888 |
| Still Image Size | - | 1024 x 768 |
| HDR Support | - | HDR1, HDR2 painting-like |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Other Display Features | Picture Effects Posterization Color, Black and White, Pop Color, Retro Photo, Partial Color Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, High Contrast Monochrome, Toy Camera, Soft High-key, Soft Focus, HDR Painting, Rich-tone Mono, Miniature, 100% Coverage | - |
| Display Resolution | - | Approx. 1037k dots |
| Touch Screen | - | Yes |
| LCD Display | - | Vari-Angle |
| connectivity features |
| HDMI | Yes | Yes |
| Wifi | No | - |
| USB | - | Yes |
| storage and power features |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | Yes |
| Card Type | Memory Stick Pro Duo Card | SD, SDHC, SDXC, Eye-Fi Card compatible |
| Batteries Included | Yes | Yes |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Other Storage Features | USB Mass Storage | - |
| audio and video features |
| Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | - |
| Video Format | AVCHD, MP4 | - |
| Microphone | - | stereo |
| Speaker | - | Monaural |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | - | Yes |
| External Flash | - | Yes |
| Flash Modes | - | 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 |
| modes and functions features |
| Drive Modes | - | [Sequential shooting H] approx. 15 fps with selectable 10-15 fps |