Olympus E-M10 IV vs Sony A580

Its time to take a closer look at the Olympus E-M10 IV vs Sony A580, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the resolutions of the E-M10 IV (20MP) and A580 (16MP) and the E-M10 IV (Four Thirds) and A580 (APS-C) feature different sensor sizes.

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The E-M10 IV was launched 9 years after the A580 which is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-M10 IV being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A580 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving through a comprehensive comparison, below is a short view of how the E-M10 IV grades versus the A580 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus OM-D E-M10 IV & Sony Alpha DSLR-A580. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-M10 IV Gallery & Sony A580 Gallery.

If you are intending to travel with your camera often, you will want to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-M10 IV offers outer dimensions of 122mm x 84mm x 49mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 1.9") with a weight of 383 grams (0.84 lbs) while the Sony A580 has dimensions of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") with a weight of 599 grams (1.32 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are working with during that time. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the E-M10 IV and the A580.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-M10 IV and A580 is 81 and 64 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to imagine the gap in sensor dimensions only by looking through specs. The pic underneath might provide you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M10 IV and A580.

All in all, both of the cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-M10 IV because of its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF tougher and the Olympus E-M10 IV will result in more detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also help you crop images a little more aggressively. The more modern E-M10 IV provides a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.