Olympus E-M10 vs Sony G3

In this write-up, we will be comparing the Olympus E-M10 vs Sony G3, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a big gap between the resolutions of the E-M10 (16MP) and G3 (10MP) and the E-M10 (Four Thirds) and G3 (1/2.3") possess different sensor sizes.

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The E-M10 was introduced 5 years after the G3 which is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-M10 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony G3 being a Compact camera.

Before going through a complete comparison, below is a short view of how the E-M10 scores against the G3 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus OM-D E-M10 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-G3. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-M10 Gallery and Sony G3 Gallery.

When you are intending to travel with your camera often, you need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-M10 offers external dimensions of 119mm x 82mm x 46mm (4.7" x 3.2" x 1.8") accompanied by a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs) whilst the Sony G3 has dimensions of 97mm x 59mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 185 grams (0.41 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are working with at the time. Following is the front view size comparison of the E-M10 against the G3.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-M10 and G3 is 82 and 94 respectively.

Quite often, it is tough to visualize the gap between sensor dimensions merely by looking at specifications. The pic here may provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M10 and G3.

To sum up, both cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-M10 using its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Olympus E-M10 will give you greater detail using its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs a little more aggressively. The younger E-M10 should have an edge when it comes to sensor technology.