Olympus E-M10 III vs Sony A230

Below is a comprehensive assessment of the Olympus E-M10 III and Sony A230, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a sizable difference among the sensor resolutions of the E-M10 III (16MP) and A230 (10MP) and the E-M10 III (Four Thirds) and A230 (APS-C) posses different sensor sizes.

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The E-M10 III was launched 8 years later than the A230 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-M10 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A230 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going into a more detailed comparison, here is a brief summary of how the E-M10 III matches up versus the A230 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III & Sony Alpha DSLR-A230. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-M10 III Gallery & Sony A230 Gallery.

When you are aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-M10 III provides physical dimensions of 122mm x 84mm x 50mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 2.0") and a weight of 410 grams (0.90 lbs) and the Sony A230 has proportions of 128mm x 97mm x 68mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.7") accompanied by a weight of 490 grams (1.08 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you use at that time. The following is a front view proportions comparison of the E-M10 III versus the A230.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the E-M10 III and A230 is 80 and 69 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is tough to imagine the gap in sensor measurements only by seeing specs. The graphic underneath will provide you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M10 III and A230.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-M10 III due to its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF trickier and the Olympus E-M10 III will produce more detail utilizing its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics a bit more aggressively. The younger E-M10 III provides an advantage with regard to sensor tech.