Canon 6D vs Olympus E-M10 III

Its time to take a deeper look at the Canon 6D and Olympus E-M10 III, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Canon and Olympus. There exists a significant gap between the resolutions of the 6D (20MP) and E-M10 III (16MP) and the 6D (Full frame) and E-M10 III (Four Thirds) posses totally different sensor sizing.

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The 6D was manufactured 5 years prior to the E-M10 III and that is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Canon 6D being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus E-M10 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting into a full comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the 6D scores versus the E-M10 III in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Canon EOS 6D and Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III. The entire galleries are viewable at Canon 6D Gallery and Olympus E-M10 III Gallery.

When you are looking to carry your camera often, you're going to have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Canon 6D has got external dimensions of 145mm x 111mm x 71mm (5.7" x 4.4" x 2.8") having a weight of 770 grams (1.70 lbs) and the Olympus E-M10 III has measurements of 122mm x 84mm x 50mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 2.0") with a weight of 410 grams (0.90 lbs).

Analyze the Canon 6D and Olympus E-M10 III in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are utilising during that time. Underneath is a front view measurements comparison of the 6D against the E-M10 III.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 6D and E-M10 III is 59 and 80 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to visualise the gap between sensor sizing simply by going over specs. The graphic here will help give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the 6D and E-M10 III.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The 6D featuring a bigger sensor will make shooting bokeh easier and the Canon 6D will offer you more detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures more aggressively. The older 6D is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.