Olympus E-600 vs Sony A7R III

Its time to examine more closely at the Olympus E-600 versus Sony A7R III, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the resolutions of the E-600 (12MP) and A7R III (42MP) and the E-600 (Four Thirds) and A7R III (Full frame) possess totally different sensor size.

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The E-600 was unveiled 9 years before the A7R III which is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-600 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony A7R III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving in to a in-depth comparison, below is a quick summation of how the E-600 matches up versus the A7R III in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-600 & Sony Alpha A7R III. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-600 Gallery & Sony A7R III Gallery.

If you are intending to carry around your camera often, you're going to have to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus E-600 has outside 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) while the Sony A7R III has sizing of 127mm x 96mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.9") along with a weight of 657 grams (1.45 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are utilising at the time. Below is the front view measurement comparison of the E-600 vs the A7R III.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the E-600 and A7R III is 71 and 63 respectively.

In many cases, it is hard to visualise the contrast between sensor sizes only by looking at technical specs. The picture below will provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-600 and A7R III.

As you can tell, both of those cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The E-600 with its tinier sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony A7R III will resolve greater detail having an extra 30 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures much more aggressively. The more aged E-600 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.