Olympus E-500 vs Sony A7 III

Below is a detailed review of the Olympus E-500 vs Sony A7 III, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Pro Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a large gap among the resolutions of the E-500 (8MP) and A7 III (24MP) and the E-500 (Four Thirds) and A7 III (Full frame) enjoy different sensor sizing.

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The E-500 was manufactured 13 years prior to the A7 III and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-500 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony A7 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the E-500 scores versus the A7 III with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-500 & Sony Alpha A7 III. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-500 Gallery & Sony A7 III Gallery.

When you are looking to lug around your camera regularly, you will have to consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-500 offers exterior measurements of 130mm x 95mm x 66mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.6") with a weight of 479 grams (1.06 lbs) whilst the Sony A7 III has proportions of 127mm x 96mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.9") and a weight of 650 grams (1.43 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you choose at the time. Underneath is the front view proportions comparison of the E-500 versus the A7 III.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-500 and A7 III is 70 and 63 respectively.

Normally, its hard to visualize the difference in sensor measurements just by checking out specs. The graphic here may give you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-500 and A7 III.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-500 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make shooting bokeh harder and the Sony A7 III will show more detail due to its extra 16 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older E-500 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.