Olympus XZ-10 vs Sony A7R III

Let's look a bit more in depth at the Olympus XZ-10 and Sony A7R III, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a significant difference among the resolutions of the XZ-10 (12MP) and A7R III (42MP) and the XZ-10 (1/2.3") and A7R III (Full frame) provide totally different sensor measurements.

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The XZ-10 was brought out 5 years prior to the A7R III and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus XZ-10 being a Compact camera and the Sony A7R III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight to a in depth comparison, here is a short highlight of how the XZ-10 grades vs the A7R III with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus XZ-10 and Sony Alpha A7R III. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus XZ-10 Gallery and Sony A7R III Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera often, you will have to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus XZ-10 comes with outside measurements of 102mm x 61mm x 34mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 1.3") with a weight of 221 grams (0.49 lbs) and the Sony A7R III has proportions of 127mm x 96mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.9") with a weight of 657 grams (1.45 lbs).

Examine the Olympus XZ-10 and Sony A7R III in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are employing at that time. The following is a front view proportions comparison of the XZ-10 and the A7R III.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the XZ-10 and A7R III is 91 and 63 respectively.

Usually, its tough to envision the contrast in sensor measurements merely by looking through a spec sheet. The graphic below will offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the XZ-10 and A7R III.

As you can see, both the cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The XZ-10 because of its smaller sensor will make achieving shallower DOF harder and the Sony A7R III will render more detail having its extra 30MP. Higher resolution will let you crop pictures way more aggressively. The older XZ-10 will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.