Olympus E-M10 III vs Sony RX100 VII

Let's look a little more closely at the Olympus E-M10 III and Sony RX100 VII, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the E-M10 III (16MP) and the RX100 VII (20MP) is fairly well matched but the E-M10 III (Four Thirds) and RX100 VII (1") possess different sensor size.

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The E-M10 III was released 23 months before the RX100 VII making the cameras a generation away from one another. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-M10 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX100 VII being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a simple view of how the E-M10 III scores vs the RX100 VII in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-M10 III Gallery & Sony RX100 VII Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to travel with your camera often, you'll have to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-M10 III has got exterior measurements of 122mm x 84mm x 50mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 2.0") having a weight of 410 grams (0.90 lbs) and the Sony RX100 VII has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 43mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.7") and a weight of 302 grams (0.67 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-M10 III and Sony RX100 VII in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are working with during that time. Below is the front view dimension comparison of the E-M10 III compared to the RX100 VII.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-M10 III and RX100 VII is 80 and 88 respectively.

Typically, it can be hard to imagine the gap between sensor dimensions purely by reading through a spec sheet. The image underneath should provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-M10 III and RX100 VII.

Clearly, both of these cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-M10 III featuring a larger sensor is going to make shooting bokeh less difficult and the Sony RX100 VII will resolve more detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images far more aggressively. The more aged E-M10 III is going to be behind in sensor technology.