Olympus E-3 vs Sony RX100 VI

Following is a thorough review of the Olympus E-3 vs Sony RX100 VI, one is a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a big difference among the resolutions of the E-3 (10MP) and RX100 VI (20MP) and the E-3 (Four Thirds) and RX100 VI (1") come with totally different sensor size.

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The E-3 was announced 11 years before the RX100 VI which is a fairly big gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-3 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony RX100 VI being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before we go in to a more detailed comparison, below is a concise summary of how the E-3 matches up versus the RX100 VI for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-3 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-3 Gallery and Sony RX100 VI Gallery.

When you are aiming to carry around your camera frequently, you need to consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-3 comes with physical measurements of 142mm x 116mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.6" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 890 grams (1.96 lbs) and the Sony RX100 VI has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 43mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.7") along with a weight of 301 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are working with at the time. Below is the front view scale comparison of the E-3 vs the RX100 VI.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the E-3 and RX100 VI is 56 and 88 respectively.

Often, it is very hard to see the difference in sensor sizes simply by checking out specifications. The image here may provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-3 and RX100 VI.

To sum up, both of the cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-3 with its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony RX100 VI will show greater detail with its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop pictures a little more aggressively. The more aged E-3 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.