Olympus E-PL8 vs Sony A7R III

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Olympus E-PL8 and Sony A7R III, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a considerable difference among the resolutions of the E-PL8 (16MP) and A7R III (42MP) and the E-PL8 (Four Thirds) and A7R III (Full frame) enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The E-PL8 was released 13 months before the A7R III which makes the cameras a generation away from each other. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-PL8 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A7R III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before going through a detailed comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the E-PL8 matches up vs the A7R III for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN E-PL8 & Sony Alpha A7R III. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-PL8 Gallery & Sony A7R III Gallery.

If you're going to travel with your camera, you will want to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-PL8 comes with external dimensions of 115mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.5" x 2.6" x 1.5") with a weight of 357 grams (0.79 lbs) while the Sony A7R III has dimensions of 127mm x 96mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.9") along with a weight of 657 grams (1.45 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are using at that moment. Below is the front view overall size comparison of the E-PL8 versus the A7R III.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL8 and A7R III is 86 and 63 respectively.

Generally, its difficult to picture the contrast in sensor dimensions purely by going through specifications. The pic here will offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the E-PL8 and A7R III.

To sum up, both of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-PL8 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF more difficult and the Sony A7R III will produce greater detail as a result of its extra 26MP. Higher resolution can also help you crop photographs much more aggressively. The more aged E-PL8 will be behind with regard to sensor technology.