Olympus E-M10 vs Sony A230

Below, we will be matching up the Olympus E-M10 and Sony A230, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the resolutions of the E-M10 (16MP) and A230 (10MP) and the E-M10 (Four Thirds) and A230 (APS-C) use different sensor measurements.

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The E-M10 was manufactured 4 years after the A230 which is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M10 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A230 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving straight into a detailed comparison, below is a brief view of how the E-M10 scores vs the A230 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus OM-D E-M10 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A230. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M10 Gallery & Sony A230 Gallery.

If you are going to carry around your camera often, you should factor its weight and volume. The Olympus E-M10 features physical measurements of 119mm x 82mm x 46mm (4.7" x 3.2" x 1.8") along with a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs) and the Sony A230 has sizing of 128mm x 97mm x 68mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.7") along with a weight of 490 grams (1.08 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Following is the front view proportions comparison of the E-M10 versus the A230.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-M10 and A230 is 82 and 69 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to picture the gap in sensor sizes only by checking out technical specs. The image below should provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the E-M10 and A230.

As you can tell, both of these cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-M10 because of its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF harder and the Olympus E-M10 will produce extra detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The younger E-M10 should have an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.