Olympus E-3 vs Sony A6300

Here, we will be reviewing the Olympus E-3 and Sony A6300, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a sizable difference among the resolutions of the E-3 (10MP) and A6300 (24MP) and the E-3 (Four Thirds) and A6300 (APS-C) posses different sensor size.

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The E-3 was manufactured 9 years before the A6300 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-3 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony A6300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going into a detailed comparison, here is a quick synopsis of how the E-3 matches up vs the A6300 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-3 & Sony Alpha a6300. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-3 Gallery & Sony A6300 Gallery.

If you are aiming to carry your camera regularly, you are going to need to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus E-3 has outer dimensions of 142mm x 116mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.6" x 3.0") and a weight of 890 grams (1.96 lbs) whilst the Sony A6300 has specifications of 120mm x 67mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.9") with a weight of 404 grams (0.89 lbs).

See the Olympus E-3 and Sony A6300 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are employing at the time. Here is a front view scale comparison of the E-3 against the A6300.

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the E-3 and A6300 is 56 and 83 respectively.

Often, its hard to picture the gap in sensor sizing only by checking out specifications. The visual underneath might offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-3 and A6300.

Plainly, both of those cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-3 because of its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF tougher and the Sony A6300 will show more detail due to its extra 14 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop shots a good deal more aggressively. The older E-3 will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.