Olympus E-M5 III vs Sony A6500

Lets look a little more in depth at the Olympus E-M5 III vs Sony A6500, both Advanced Mirrorless cameras by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. The sensor resolution of the E-M5 III (20MP) and the A6500 (24MP) is fairly close but the E-M5 III (Four Thirds) and A6500 (APS-C) boast totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-M5 III was manufactured 3 years later than the A6500 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-M5 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go straight to a detailed comparison, here is a quick summary of how the E-M5 III grades against the A6500 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M5 III & Sony Alpha a6500. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-M5 III Gallery & Sony A6500 Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera often, you will have to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus E-M5 III features outer dimensions of 125mm x 85mm x 50mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 2.0") having a weight of 414 grams (0.91 lbs) and the Sony A6500 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") accompanied by a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are working with at that time. The following is a front view dimension comparison of the E-M5 III versus the A6500.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the E-M5 III and A6500 is 80 and 81 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to see the gap in sensor measurements only by looking through a spec sheet. The graphic here might offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M5 III and A6500.

Clearly, both of these cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-M5 III due to its smaller sensor will make getting shallow DOF more difficult and the Sony A6500 will render greater detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop images more aggressively. The fresher E-M5 III will have a benefit in sensor tech.