Olympus E-PL3 vs Sony RX100 III

Following is a detailed overview of the Olympus E-PL3 and Sony RX100 III, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-PL3 (12MP) and RX100 III (20MP) and the E-PL3 (Four Thirds) and RX100 III (1") provide different sensor sizing.

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The E-PL3 was brought out 3 years prior to the RX100 III which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-PL3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX100 III being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before we go straight to a in depth comparison, here is a concise highlight of how the E-PL3 matches up against the RX100 III with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-PL3 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-PL3 Gallery & Sony RX100 III Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to carry around your camera, you will want to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-PL3 enjoys physical dimensions of 110mm x 64mm x 37mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.5") having a weight of 313 grams (0.69 lbs) while the Sony RX100 III has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") having a weight of 290 grams (0.64 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you select at that time. Following is a front view size comparison of the E-PL3 compared to the RX100 III.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL3 and RX100 III is 88 and 89 respectively.

More often than not, it's difficult to picture the difference in sensor sizes only by seeing technical specs. The picture here may offer you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-PL3 and RX100 III.

As you can tell, both of these cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-PL3 because of its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony RX100 III will provide extra detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The more aged E-PL3 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.