Olympus E-M5 III vs Sony NEX-F3

The following is a extended analysis of the Olympus E-M5 III and Sony NEX-F3, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-M5 III (20MP) and NEX-F3 (16MP) and the E-M5 III (Four Thirds) and NEX-F3 (APS-C) enjoy totally different sensor size.

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The E-M5 III was unveiled 7 years after the NEX-F3 which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M5 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony NEX-F3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting in to a detailed comparison, below is a concise summary of how the E-M5 III grades against the NEX-F3 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus OM-D E-M5 III and Sony Alpha NEX-F3. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-M5 III Gallery and Sony NEX-F3 Gallery.

If you are intending to travel with your camera regularly, you will want to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-M5 III has got external dimensions of 125mm x 85mm x 50mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 2.0") with a weight of 414 grams (0.91 lbs) whilst the Sony NEX-F3 has dimensions of 117mm x 67mm x 42mm (4.6" x 2.6" x 1.7") along with a weight of 314 grams (0.69 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus E-M5 III and Sony NEX-F3 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the E-M5 III compared to the NEX-F3.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-M5 III and NEX-F3 is 80 and 86 respectively.

Normally, it is tough to visualise the difference in sensor dimensions simply by going through technical specs. The pic underneath will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M5 III and NEX-F3.

As you have seen, the two cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-M5 III with its smaller sensor will make achieving shallower DOF harder and the Olympus E-M5 III will produce greater detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures much more aggressively. The more modern E-M5 III will have a benefit with regard to sensor tech.