Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300L + 16-50mm vs. Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II

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In depth comparison and review of Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300L + 16-50mm and Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.

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Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300L + 16-50mm vs. Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300L + 16-50mm Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included 16-50mm lens M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II lens
Height 4.9 cm 8.44 cm
Width 6.7 cm 12.17 cm
Depth 12 cm 4.9 cm
Weight 361 g 335 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 335 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 383 g
Body Material - Engineering plastic
Enclosure Colour Black Black | Silver
Digital Zoom 4x -
Optical Zoom 3x 3x
SENSOR Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300L + 16-50mm Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
Sensor Resolution 24.2 Megapixel 20.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor R CMOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 25,000,000 pixels 21,800,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 24,200,000 pixels 20,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) Four Thirds (4/3")
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration) Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser Optical (Steady Shot) Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300L + 16-50mm Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
Image Processor BIONZ X TruePic VIII
LENS Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300L + 16-50mm Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 16 - 50 mm - f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 14 - 42 mm - f/3.5-5.6 ED EZ - zoom
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24 - 75mm 28 - 84mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 25 cm 20 cm
Max View Angle 83 degree(s) 75 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Manual (by ring), motorised drive Manual (by ring)
Lens Construction 8 groups / 9 elements 7 groups / 8 elements
Filter Size 40.5 mm 37 mm
Lens Mounting Type Sony E-mount Micro Four Thirds
Features ED glass, aspherical lens, Lens Barrel Retraction Function ED glass, aspherical lens, Zoom Maximum Speed Adjustment, MSC technology, Super HR (High Refractive) index lens, Lens Barrel Retraction Function
FOCUSING Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300L + 16-50mm Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 425 121
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Assist
AE/AF Control Eye detection AF, Predictive AI Servo AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, Smile Shutter Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300L + 16-50mm Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.39" -
Viewfinder Resolution 2,359,296 pixels 2,360,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 1.07x 1.23x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3 -4 to +2
Viewfinder Information - Shutter speed, exposure compensation, aperture, white balance, Exposure Mode, image stabilizer, exposure bracketing, battery status, AF lock, AF point, electronic level, metering mode
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 2
Features - Viewfinder brightness control
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300L + 16-50mm Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
ISO (Max) 51200 25600
Native ISO 100-6400 200-25600
Extended ISO (Max) 25600 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 100-51200 ISO auto, ISO 80-25600
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 1200 324
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Focus bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, night scene, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, anti-motion blur Landscape, portrait mode, macro, beach/snow, landscape-portrait, Children, fireworks, night scene, panning, sports mode, sunset, candle, night scene with portrait, documents, nature macro, e-portrait, handheld starlight, backlight correction HDR, light trace, multi focus
Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, soft focus, illustration, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key, Night Scene Sepia, Monotone, Neutral, Vivid, purple, blue, green, soft focus, natural, Flat, portrait, Water Colour, Diorama, Cross Process, partial colour, Grainy Film, Light Tone, Pop Art, Pale & Light Colour, pin hole, Gentle Sepia, Dramatic Tone, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Low Key, Key Line, Vintage, Instant Film, e-Portrait, i-Finish, Colour Creator
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white) Fluorescent, sunlight, tungsten light, Flash, shade, overcast, 2000K - 14000K
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/16000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3, 5 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 EV steps -
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
X-sync Speed 1/160 sec 1/250sec, 1/4000 sec
Exposure Range EV -2-20 (ISO 100) EV -2-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300L + 16-50mm Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 921,600 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Tilting
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300L + 16-50mm Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) - 5.1
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300L + 16-50mm Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Linear PCM
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control
MEMORY Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300L + 16-50mm Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
Memory Card Slot Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage 6000 x 4000
6000 x 3376
4240 x 2832
4240 x 2400
3008 x 2000
3008 x 1688
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Video Capture XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 - 30 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 - 30 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 - 24 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 - 24 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 - 120 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 - 120 fps - 60Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 24Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 16Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 - 25 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 - 25 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 - 100 fps - 100Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 16Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps - 6Mbps
MOV - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps
MOV - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
MOV - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 24 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300L + 16-50mm Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
Battery Type Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion Olympus BLS-50 Lithium Ion
Details Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included) Olympus BLS-50 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 350 shots (EVF on) Photo shooting - 360 shots
Video recording - 80 minutes
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300L + 16-50mm Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer, QR code scanning
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support
Computer Connectivity Mac, Windows -
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
USB (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300L + 16-50mm Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 11 frames per second 5 frames per second, 8.7 frames per second
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, Dynamic Range Optimizer, face detection, USB charging, built-in help guide, 24p Cinema Mode, peripheral illumination correction, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Anti-motion Blur Mode, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Eye-Fi Card Ready, High ISO NR, Superior Auto mode, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, shadow point display, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, in-camera film editing, USB charging, in-camera RAW processing, Dual Axis Electronic Level, silent shooting, High Dynamic Range (HDR), multiple exposure capture, image overlay, Post-recording function
OTHERS Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300L + 16-50mm Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, shoe cap, micro-USB cable Dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -10 °C
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