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).

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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.