Olympus E-410 vs Sony A7S III

Let's look more in depth at the Olympus E-410 vs Sony A7S III, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the E-410 (10MP) and the A7S III (12MP) is pretty comparable but the E-410 (Four Thirds) and A7S III (Full frame) posses different sensor sizing.

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The E-410 was introduced 14 years before the A7S III and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-410 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony A7S III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving right into a in depth comparison, here is a brief overview of how the E-410 scores versus the A7S III with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-410 & Sony Alpha A7S III. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-410 Gallery & Sony A7S III Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera often, you have to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-410 offers outside dimensions of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") accompanied by a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs) and the Sony A7S III has proportions of 129mm x 97mm x 81mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 3.2") and a weight of 699 grams (1.54 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you select at the time. Below is a front view overall size comparison of the E-410 and the A7S III.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the E-410 and A7S III is 77 and 61 respectively.

In many cases, its difficult to picture the gap in sensor measurements simply by seeing technical specs. The visual below may provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-410 and A7S III.

As you can tell, the two cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-410 using its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF harder and the Sony A7S III will produce greater detail using its extra 2MP. Higher resolution will help you crop shots a good deal more aggressively. The older E-410 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.