Olympus E-M10 III vs Sony A100

In this article, we will be contrasting the Olympus E-M10 III versus Sony A100, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the E-M10 III (16MP) and A100 (10MP) and the E-M10 III (Four Thirds) and A100 (APS-C) feature totally different sensor size.

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The E-M10 III was brought out 11 years later than the A100 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-M10 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A100 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go through a full comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the E-M10 III scores against the A100 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III & Sony Alpha DSLR-A100. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M10 III Gallery & Sony A100 Gallery.

In case you're planning to lug around your camera often, you'll need to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-M10 III has got outer dimensions of 122mm x 84mm x 50mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 2.0") along with a weight of 410 grams (0.90 lbs) and the Sony A100 has proportions of 133mm x 95mm x 71mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 2.8") with a weight of 638 grams (1.41 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you choose at that moment. Underneath is the front view scale comparison of the E-M10 III against the A100.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-M10 III and A100 is 80 and 64 respectively.

Typically, its hard to envision the difference in sensor measurements purely by going through specs. The photograph below will give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M10 III and A100.

All in all, both of these cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-M10 III featuring a smaller sensor will make shooting bokeh trickier and the Olympus E-M10 III will show greater detail having its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures far more aggressively. The younger E-M10 III will have an edge when it comes to sensor technology.