Olympus E-M10 III vs Sony A6300

Let's examine more in depth at the Olympus E-M10 III vs Sony A6300, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a substantial difference among the image resolutions of the E-M10 III (16MP) and A6300 (24MP) and the E-M10 III (Four Thirds) and A6300 (APS-C) come with totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-M10 III was released 20 months after the A6300 making the cameras a generation away from each other. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M10 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A6300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving through a more detailed comparison, below is a short introduction of how the E-M10 III grades versus the A6300 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III & Sony Alpha a6300. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M10 III Gallery & Sony A6300 Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry around your camera frequently, you will have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-M10 III features outer measurements of 122mm x 84mm x 50mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 2.0") along with a weight of 410 grams (0.90 lbs) whilst the Sony A6300 has dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.9") along with a weight of 404 grams (0.89 lbs).

Examine the Olympus E-M10 III vs Sony A6300 in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have at that time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the E-M10 III vs the A6300.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the E-M10 III and A6300 is 80 and 83 respectively.

Usually, its hard to see the gap in sensor sizes just by researching specs. The pic here will give you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-M10 III and A6300.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The E-M10 III because of its smaller sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field tougher and the Sony A6300 will provide you with extra detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The newer E-M10 III will have a benefit with regard to sensor technology.