Olympus 6020 vs Sony A7 III

Lets take a more detailed look at the Olympus 6020 versus Sony A7 III, former being a Waterproof while the other is a Pro Mirrorless by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a substantial difference among the image resolutions of the 6020 (13MP) and A7 III (24MP) and the 6020 (1/2.3") and A7 III (Full frame) come with different sensor sizing.

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The 6020 was announced 9 years earlier than the A7 III and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus 6020 being a Compact camera and the Sony A7 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a short view of how the 6020 scores versus the A7 III with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus Tough 6020 & Sony Alpha A7 III. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus 6020 Gallery & Sony A7 III Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera regularly, you will want to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus 6020 has exterior dimensions of 95mm x 62mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs) while the Sony A7 III has dimensions of 127mm x 96mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.9") along with a weight of 650 grams (1.43 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you use during that time. Below is the front view size comparison of the 6020 versus the A7 III.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the 6020 and A7 III is 95 and 63 respectively.

Often, it is difficult to imagine the difference in sensor measurements simply by researching specs. The photograph here will help provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the 6020 and A7 III.

All in all, each of the cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The 6020 using its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF more difficult and the Sony A7 III will render more detail with its extra 11MP. Greater resolution will allow you to crop photos far more aggressively. The older 6020 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.