Olympus E-M10 vs Sony A700

Its time to look a little more closely at the Olympus E-M10 vs Sony A700, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Advanced DSLR by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the E-M10 (16MP) and A700 (12MP) and the E-M10 (Four Thirds) and A700 (APS-C) enjoy totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-M10 was manufactured 6 years after the A700 which is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-M10 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A700 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving in to a thorough comparison, below is a simple synopsis of how the E-M10 grades against the A700 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus OM-D E-M10 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A700. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M10 Gallery & Sony A700 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to carry around your camera regularly, you will have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M10 offers physical measurements of 119mm x 82mm x 46mm (4.7" x 3.2" x 1.8") and a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs) and the Sony A700 has measurements of 142mm x 105mm x 80mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.1") accompanied by a weight of 768 grams (1.69 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you use at that time. The following is the front view size comparison of the E-M10 and the A700.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-M10 and A700 is 82 and 58 respectively.

Quite often, it is difficult to see the contrast between sensor sizes simply by reading through specs. The picture underneath might offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-M10 and A700.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The E-M10 due to its tinier sensor will make shooting shallow DOF more difficult and the Olympus E-M10 will give greater detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop pics far more aggressively. The newer E-M10 is going to have an advantage when it comes to sensor technology.