Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4 vs. Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III

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In depth comparison and review of Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4 and Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III. 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 IV ILCE-7RM4 vs. Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4 Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 9.64 cm 8.52 cm
Width 12.89 cm 12.53 cm
Depth 7.75 cm 4.97 cm
Weight 665 g 366 g
Weight Details Camera body only:
Camera with battery and memory card: 665 g
Camera body only: 366 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 414 g
Enclosure Colour Black Black | Silver
Protection - Splashproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant
SENSOR Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4 Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Sensor Resolution 61 Megapixel 20.4 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor R CMOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 62,500,000 pixels 21,800,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 61,000,000 pixels 20,400,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (35.7 x 23.8 mm) Four Thirds (4/3")
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 24 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 IV ILCE-7RM4 Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Image Processor BIONZ X TruePic VIII
LENS Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4 Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Lens Mounting Type Sony E-mount Micro Four Thirds
FOCUSING Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4 Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 567 121
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control, Focus Priority in Aperture Drive Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View
AE/AF Control Zone AF, Real-time Eye AF, Real-time Tracking AF Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function Eye Detect AF
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4 Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.5" -
Viewfinder Resolution 5,760,000 pixels 2,360,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.78x 1.37x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3 -4 to +2
Field of View Crop Factor - 2
Features Viewfinder brightness control, colour temperature control -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4 Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
ISO (Max) 32000 25600
Native ISO 100-32000 200-25600
Extended ISO (Max) 102400 -
Extended ISO (Min) 50 64
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 100-32000 ISO 100, ISO 64, ISO auto, ISO 200-25600
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, average 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 Art Filter bracketing, ISO sensitivity bracketing, Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing
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) Soft focus, Water Colour, Diorama, Cross Process, partial colour, Grainy Film, Light Tone, Pop Art, Pale & Light Colour, pin hole, Gentle Sepia, Dramatic Tone, Bleach Bypass, Key Line, Vintage, Nostalgia, Neo Nostalgia
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, Underwater, 2000K - 14000K
Shutter Type Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/32000 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, 1/2 or 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 Yes
X-sync Speed 1/250sec -
Exposure Range EV -3-20 (ISO 100) EV -2-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4 Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
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 Folding
Display Features Display brightness control, Peaking AF display, Touch AF Display brightness control, display colour control, Touch AF
FLASH Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4 Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Camera Flash - Detachable flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) - 12.9
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, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control, flash exposure bracketing
External Flash Name - Olympus FL-LM3
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4 Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Digital Video Format AVCHD, XAVC S H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 4096 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 IV ILCE-7RM4 Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Memory Card Slot Dual SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards 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 SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage 9504 x 6336
8448 x 6336
9504 x 5344
6240 x 4160
5552 x 4160
6240 x 3512
4752 x 3168
4224 x 3168
4752 x 2672
3120 x 2080
2768 x 2080
3120 x 1752
6336 x 6336
4160 x 4160
3168 x 3168
2080 x 2080
RAW 5184 x 3888
JPEG 5184 x 3888
JPEG 1024 x 768
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 - 120 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 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 60 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 50 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 24 fps
MOV - 4096 x 2160 p - 30 fps
MOV - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps
MOV - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
MOV - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4 Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
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 - 670 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 530 shots (EVF on)
Video recording - 170 minutes (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 160 minutes (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 310 shots
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4 Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, USB-C, NFC (Near Field Communication), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.1 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, PC Remote functions via Wi-Fi Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching Exif Print support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
USB 3.2 Gen 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 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Remote control (sub-mini phone 2.5 mm)
FEATURES Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4 Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
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 10 frames per second, 30 frames per second, 6 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, x.v.Colour technology, Clear Image Zoom, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, 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, PC Remote functions via USB Auto power save, AE lock, AF lock, interval shooting mode, USB charging, high-speed recording, Touch Shutter technology, Focus Stacking, 50-megapixel High Resolution mode
OTHERS Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4 Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, shoe cap, cable protector, USB-C cable Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -10 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - parts and labour - 1 year -
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