Olympus E-M10 III vs Sony HX80

Let's look closer at the Olympus E-M10 III versus Sony HX80, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the E-M10 III (16MP) and the HX80 (18MP) is very well matched but the E-M10 III (Four Thirds) and HX80 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The E-M10 III was brought out 19 months later than the HX80 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-M10 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony HX80 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a complete comparison, below is a brief view of how the E-M10 III matches up against the HX80 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX80. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-M10 III Gallery and Sony HX80 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to carry your camera frequently, you will want to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus E-M10 III offers physical dimensions of 122mm x 84mm x 50mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 2.0") with a weight of 410 grams (0.90 lbs) while the Sony HX80 has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") having a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

See the Olympus E-M10 III versus Sony HX80 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are employing at that moment. Below is the front view scale comparison of the E-M10 III and the HX80.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-M10 III and HX80 is 80 and 91 respectively.

Quite often, it can be difficult to imagine the contrast between sensor sizing merely by reading through technical specs. The graphic here will give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M10 III and HX80.

As you have seen, both of the cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-M10 III because of its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony HX80 will give you greater detail having its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images far more aggressively. The younger E-M10 III provides an advantage in sensor technology.