Olympus E-M10 III vs Sony W800

Lets look more closely at the Olympus E-M10 III vs Sony W800, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the E-M10 III (16MP) and the W800 (20MP) is fairly well matched but the E-M10 III (Four Thirds) and W800 (1/2.3") have different sensor measurements.

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The E-M10 III was revealed 3 years later than the W800 and that is quite a big gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-M10 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W800 being a Compact camera.

Before diving into a full comparison, here is a simple introduction of how the E-M10 III scores vs the W800 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W800. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-M10 III Gallery and Sony W800 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry your camera, you'll need to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-M10 III features physical dimensions of 122mm x 84mm x 50mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 2.0") accompanied by a weight of 410 grams (0.90 lbs) while the Sony W800 has proportions of 97mm x 55mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") and a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-M10 III vs Sony W800 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have at the time. Underneath is a front view sizing comparison of the E-M10 III compared to the W800.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the E-M10 III and W800 is 80 and 96 respectively.

Generally, it is very tough to picture the difference between sensor sizing simply by reading through technical specs. The photograph below will help give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M10 III and W800.

As you can tell, both the cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The E-M10 III having a larger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Sony W800 will resolve greater detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will help you crop pics more aggressively. The more recent E-M10 III should have an advantage with regard to sensor technology.