Sony Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3 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 Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3 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 Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3 vs. Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3 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 Body only M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II lens
Height 9.56 cm 8.44 cm
Width 12.69 cm 12.17 cm
Depth 7.37 cm 4.9 cm
Weight 572 g 335 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 572 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 675 g
Camera body only: 335 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 383 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy Engineering plastic
Enclosure Colour Black Black | Silver
Protection Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant -
Digital Zoom 4x -
Optical Zoom - 3x
SENSOR Sony Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
Sensor Resolution 42.4 Megapixel 20.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor R CMOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 43,600,000 pixels 21,800,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 42,400,000 pixels 20,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (35.9 x 24 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), Anti-Dust coating Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser Optical (5-axis Steady Shot) Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors Digital level metre Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
Image Processor BIONZ X TruePic VIII
LENS Sony Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
Type - Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 14 - 42 mm - f/3.5-5.6 ED EZ - zoom
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 28 - 84mm
Focus Adjustment - Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 20 cm
Max View Angle - 75 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment - Manual (by ring)
Lens Construction - 7 groups / 8 elements
Filter Size - 37 mm
Lens Mounting Type Sony E-mount Micro Four Thirds
Features - ED glass, aspherical lens, Zoom Maximum Speed Adjustment, MSC technology, Super HR (High Refractive) index lens, Lens Barrel Retraction Function
FOCUSING Sony Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3 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 399 121
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, Predictive Focus Control Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Assist
AE/AF Control Flex Focus Point, Eye detection AF, Zone AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3 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 0.5" -
Viewfinder Resolution 3,686,400 pixels 2,360,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.78x 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 - 2
Features Viewfinder brightness control, colour temperature control Viewfinder brightness control
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
ISO (Max) 102400 25600
Native ISO - 200-25600
Extended ISO (Max) - 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 100-32000 ISO auto, ISO 80-25600
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 1200 324
Exposure Modes Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Dynamic Range Bracketing, white balance bracketing Focus bracketing
Shooting Programs - 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, landscape, portrait, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, Soft High-key, Night Scene, Standard, Style Box, Posterisation (B/W) 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), Underwater, 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white) Fluorescent, sunlight, tungsten light, Flash, shade, overcast, 2000K - 14000K
Shutter Type - Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 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, 9 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1, 2 or 3 EV steps -
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/250sec, 1/4000 sec
Exposure Range EV -3-20 (ISO 100) EV -2-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,440,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Tilting
Display Features Display brightness control, Peaking AF display, Touch AF Display brightness control
FLASH Sony Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
Camera 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
Red-Eye Reduction - Yes
Features AF illuminator AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
Digital Video Format AVCHD, 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 Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM Linear PCM
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control
MEMORY Sony Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3 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, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card 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 7952 x 5304
7952 x 4472
5168 x 3448
5168 x 2912
3984 x 2656
3984 x 2240
2592 x 1728
2592 x 1456
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Video Capture AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 25Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 16Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 25Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 16Mbps
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 Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
Battery Type Sony NP-FZ100 Lithium Ion Olympus BLS-50 Lithium Ion
Details Sony NP-FZ100 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2280 mAh (included) Olympus BLS-50 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 650 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 530 shots (EVF on)
Video recording - 1.92 hours (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 1.67 hours (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 360 shots
Video recording - 80 minutes
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, USB-C, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features 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
Flash Terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
USB 3.1 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
USB (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Sony Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 6 frames per second 5 frames per second, 8.7 frames per second
HDR Mode HDR Movie mode -
Additional Features Built-in speaker, sharpness control, camera orientation detection, histogram display, saturation control, contrast control, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, built-in help guide, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, x.v.Colour technology, HDR image enhancement technology, Clear Image Zoom, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction, silent shooting, GPS via mobile, S-Log2 gamma setting, Pixel Shift Resolution technology, peripheral shading correction, chromatic aberration correction, anti-flicker, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording, S-Log3 gamma setting 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 Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, shoe cap, cable protector, USB-C 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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