Olympus SP-100 vs Sony A7R III

Its time to look more closely at the Olympus SP-100 and Sony A7R III, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Pro Mirrorless by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the resolutions of the SP-100 (16MP) and A7R III (42MP) and the SP-100 (1/2.3") and A7R III (Full frame) offer totally different sensor measurements.

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The SP-100 was launched 4 years before the A7R III and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus SP-100 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony A7R III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving straight to a in depth comparison, here is a brief synopsis of how the SP-100 matches up vs the A7R III with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus SP-100 and Sony Alpha A7R III. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus SP-100 Gallery and Sony A7R III Gallery.

In case you're aiming to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus SP-100 has got exterior measurements of 122mm x 91mm x 133mm (4.8" x 3.6" x 5.2") along with a weight of 594 grams (1.31 lbs) and the Sony A7R III has dimensions of 127mm x 96mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.9") accompanied by a weight of 657 grams (1.45 lbs).

Check the Olympus SP-100 and Sony A7R III in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have attached during that time. The following is a front view size comparison of the SP-100 compared to the A7R III.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SP-100 and A7R III is 63 and 63 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very tough to envision the difference between sensor measurements purely by reading a spec sheet. The graphic here should provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the SP-100 and A7R III.

As you can see, both of these cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The SP-100 due to its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow DOF harder and the Sony A7R III will offer more detail utilizing its extra 26MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images a bit more aggressively. The older SP-100 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor tech.