Olympus E-M10 III vs Sony A6100

Below, we are contrasting the Olympus E-M10 III versus Sony A6100, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-M10 III (16MP) and A6100 (24MP) and the E-M10 III (Four Thirds) and A6100 (APS-C) come with totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-M10 III was brought out 24 months prior to the A6100 making the cameras a generation away from one another. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M10 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A6100 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting through a comprehensive comparison, below is a concise overview of how the E-M10 III grades versus the A6100 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III & Sony Alpha a6100. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-M10 III Gallery & Sony A6100 Gallery.

In case you're planning to carry around your camera, you should think about its weight and volume. The Olympus E-M10 III features external dimensions of 122mm x 84mm x 50mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 2.0") accompanied by a weight of 410 grams (0.90 lbs) while the Sony A6100 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 59mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") having a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you choose at that moment. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the E-M10 III against the A6100.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-M10 III and A6100 is 80 and 81 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to visualise the difference between sensor sizes purely by looking at a spec sheet. The image here should give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M10 III and A6100.

As you can see, both of those cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-M10 III because of its tinier sensor will make shooting bokeh trickier and the Sony A6100 will give greater detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-M10 III is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.