Olympus 7000 vs Sony A7 III

Its time to look closer at the Olympus 7000 and Sony A7 III, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Pro Mirrorless by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the image resolutions of the 7000 (12MP) and A7 III (24MP) and the 7000 (1/2.3") and A7 III (Full frame) provide different sensor measurements.

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The 7000 was announced 10 years prior to the A7 III and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus 7000 being a Compact camera and the Sony A7 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a quick synopsis of how the 7000 scores against the A7 III in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus 7000 & Sony Alpha A7 III. The whole galleries are available at Olympus 7000 Gallery & Sony A7 III Gallery.

If you are looking to carry your camera often, you will want to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus 7000 has outer measurements of 96mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") with a weight of 172 grams (0.38 lbs) whilst the Sony A7 III has dimensions of 127mm x 96mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.9") accompanied by a weight of 650 grams (1.43 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing during that time. Following is a front view scale comparison of the 7000 versus the A7 III.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 7000 and A7 III is 94 and 63 respectively.

Quite often, it is tough to picture the gap in sensor sizing only by going through a spec sheet. The visual below will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the 7000 and A7 III.

Clearly, both of these cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The 7000 having a smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Sony A7 III will provide extra detail with its extra 12 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop photos a good deal more aggressively. The older 7000 will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.