Olympus E-600 vs Sony A7 III

In this write-up, we will be comparing the Olympus E-600 and Sony A7 III, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a substantial difference between the sensor resolutions of the E-600 (12MP) and A7 III (24MP) and the E-600 (Four Thirds) and A7 III (Full frame) feature different sensor sizing.

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The E-600 was released 9 years earlier than the A7 III and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-600 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony A7 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting in to a detailed comparison, below is a simple summary of how the E-600 scores vs the A7 III with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-600 & Sony Alpha A7 III. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-600 Gallery & Sony A7 III Gallery.

When you are looking to lug around your camera often, you have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-600 has outer dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") accompanied by a weight of 515 grams (1.14 lbs) and the Sony A7 III has measurements of 127mm x 96mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.9") having a weight of 650 grams (1.43 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are using at the time. Underneath is the front view over all size comparison of the E-600 vs the A7 III.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the E-600 and A7 III is 71 and 63 respectively.

Often, its tough to imagine the difference between sensor measurements just by reading through specs. The photograph underneath will provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the E-600 and A7 III.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-600 because of its tinier sensor is going to make getting bokeh harder and the Sony A7 III will resolve more detail as a result of its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also help you crop photographs far more aggressively. The older E-600 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.