Olympus E-P3 vs Sony RX10 IV

Let's look more in depth at the Olympus E-P3 vs Sony RX10 IV, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the image resolutions of the E-P3 (12MP) and RX10 IV (20MP) and the E-P3 (Four Thirds) and RX10 IV (1") posses totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-P3 was launched 7 years prior to the RX10 IV and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-P3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX10 IV being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a simple view of how the E-P3 scores vs the RX10 IV in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN E-P3 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-P3 Gallery & Sony RX10 IV Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry your camera, you will want to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-P3 comes with outside measurements of 122mm x 69mm x 34mm (4.8" x 2.7" x 1.3") with a weight of 369 grams (0.81 lbs) whilst the Sony RX10 IV has measurements of 133mm x 94mm x 145mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.7") and a weight of 1095 grams (2.41 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are employing during that time. Underneath is a front view over all size comparison of the E-P3 vs the RX10 IV.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-P3 and RX10 IV is 86 and 52 respectively.

Typically, it is tough to see the difference in sensor sizing simply by looking through technical specs. The graphic below will help provide you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-P3 and RX10 IV.

As you can tell, each of these cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-P3 because of its bigger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony RX10 IV will result in more detail utilizing its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will help you crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older E-P3 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.