Olympus E-PL3 vs Sony RX10 IV

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Olympus E-PL3 vs Sony RX10 IV, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a big gap among the image resolutions of the E-PL3 (12MP) and RX10 IV (20MP) and the E-PL3 (Four Thirds) and RX10 IV (1") come with different sensor measurements.

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The E-PL3 was brought out 7 years prior to the RX10 IV which is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-PL3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX10 IV being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting through a in depth comparison, below is a concise summation of how the E-PL3 matches up vs the RX10 IV when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN E-PL3 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-PL3 Gallery and Sony RX10 IV Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to travel with your camera frequently, you need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-PL3 has got physical measurements of 110mm x 64mm x 37mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.5") along with a weight of 313 grams (0.69 lbs) and the Sony RX10 IV has dimensions 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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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are using at that moment. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the E-PL3 and the RX10 IV.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL3 and RX10 IV is 88 and 52 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to picture the difference in sensor dimensions just by looking through specs. The picture underneath will help give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-PL3 and RX10 IV.

All in all, both of those cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-PL3 due to its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF easier and the Sony RX10 IV will provide you with more detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also help you crop pictures much more aggressively. The more aged E-PL3 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.