Olympus E-M5 II vs Sony A7 III

Let's take a closer look at the Olympus E-M5 II vs Sony A7 III, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Pro Mirrorless by brands Olympus and Sony. There is a huge difference between the image resolutions of the E-M5 II (16MP) and A7 III (24MP) and the E-M5 II (Four Thirds) and A7 III (Full frame) provide different sensor measurements.

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The E-M5 II was launched 4 years prior to the A7 III and that is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras feature the same body design (SLR-style mirrorless).

Before going into a comprehensive comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the E-M5 II scores vs the A7 III in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M5 II and Sony Alpha A7 III. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-M5 II Gallery and Sony A7 III Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus E-M5 II has exterior measurements of 124mm x 85mm x 45mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 1.8") with a weight of 469 grams (1.03 lbs) whilst the Sony A7 III has sizing of 127mm x 96mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.9") accompanied by a weight of 650 grams (1.43 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-M5 II vs Sony A7 III in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are employing at that time. The following is a front view proportions comparison of the E-M5 II against the A7 III.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the E-M5 II and A7 III is 80 and 63 respectively.

Often, its tough to imagine the contrast between sensor measurements only by reading through technical specs. The photograph underneath might give you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the E-M5 II and A7 III.

As you can tell, both of these cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-M5 II featuring a tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field harder and the Sony A7 III will give more detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The older E-M5 II is going to be behind in sensor technology.