Olympus E-M10 III vs Sony W230

Following is a extensive review of the Olympus E-M10 III vs Sony W230, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a sizable difference between the image resolutions of the E-M10 III (16MP) and W230 (12MP) and the E-M10 III (Four Thirds) and W230 (1/2.3") possess different sensor sizing.

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The E-M10 III was revealed 8 years after the W230 which is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M10 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W230 being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a more detailed comparison, below is a quick summation of how the E-M10 III grades versus the W230 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W230. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-M10 III Gallery & Sony W230 Gallery.

When you are intending to carry around your camera often, you will want to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-M10 III has got outer measurements 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 W230 has proportions of 95mm x 57mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 156 grams (0.34 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilising at the time. Below is the front view over all size comparison of the E-M10 III versus the W230.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the E-M10 III and W230 is 80 and 95 respectively.

Usually, it's tough to picture the gap between sensor sizes merely by reading specifications. The image underneath might provide you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-M10 III and W230.

Plainly, both of those cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-M10 III using its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Olympus E-M10 III will offer you extra detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The more recent E-M10 III should have an edge in sensor tech.