Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1 vs. Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R

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In depth comparison and review of Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1 and Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R. 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 Alpha1 ILCE-1 vs. Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Product Type Digital camera - 8K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R lens
Height 9.69 cm 8.36 cm
Width 12.89 cm 12.15 cm
Depth 8.08 cm 4.95 cm
Weight 652 g 362 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 652 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 737 g
Camera body only: 362 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 411 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy -
Enclosure Colour Black Silver
Optical Zoom - 3x
SENSOR Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Sensor Resolution 50.1 Megapixel 16.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor RS CMOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 50,500,000 pixels 17,200,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 50,100,000 pixels 16,100,000 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, APS-C compatible mode Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism) Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Image Processor BIONZ XR TruePic VIII
LENS Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Type - Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 14 - 42 mm - f/3.5-5.6 Micro Four Thirds
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 28 - 84mm
Focus Adjustment - Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 25 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 - Aspherical lens, MSC technology
FOCUSING Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 759 121
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, Zone AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, Pet Detection Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Viewfinder Type Built-in - electronic Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.64" -
Viewfinder Resolution 9,437,184 pixels 2,360,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.9x 1.23x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3 -4 to +2
Field of View Crop Factor 1.0 2
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
ISO (Max) 102400 25600
Native ISO - 100-6400
Extended ISO (Max) 102400 25600
Extended ISO (Min) 50 -
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO auto, ISO 102400, ISO 100-32000 ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (100-25600)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, average, highlight-weighted 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, focus bracketing, white balance bracketing
Special Effects - 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, Instant Film
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, Underwater, 2500K - 9900K Fluorescent, sunlight, tungsten light, Flash, shade, overcast, 2000K - 14000K
Shutter Type Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/32000 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
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed 1/200sec, 1/500 sec, 1/400 sec, 1/250sec 1/250sec, 1/4000 sec
Exposure Range EV -3-20 (ISO 100) EV -2-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
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 Colour control, display brightness control
FLASH Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Camera Flash - Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) - 5.8
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, wireless off-camera control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Digital Video Format H.264, XAVC S, H.265, XAVC HS H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, MPF, HEIF JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO
Max Video Resolution 7680 x 4320 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format Linear PCM, AAC PCM
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control
MEMORY Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Memory Card Slot Dual CFexpress / 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, CFexpress SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card - 16 GB SDHC
Memory Card Included No Yes
Image Storage 8640 x 5760
5616 x 3744
4320 x 2880
5616 x 3744 - APS-C mode
4320 x 2880 - APS-C mode
7680 x 5760
4992 x 3744
3840 x 2880
4992 x 3744 - APS-C mode
3840 x 2880 - APS-C mode
8760 x 4864
5616 x 3160
4320 x 2432
5616 x 3160 - APS-C mode
4320 x 2432 - APS-C mode
5760 x 5760
3744 x 3744
2880 x 2880
3744 x 3744 - APS-C mode
2880 x 2880 - APS-C mode
RAW 4608 x 3456
JPEG 4608 x 3456
JPEG 1280 x 720
Video Capture XAVC HS - 7680 x 4320 p - 30 fps - 400Mbps
XAVC HS - 7680 x 4320 p - 24 fps - 400Mbps
XAVC HS - 7680 x 4320 p - 25 fps - 400Mbps
XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 - 120 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 - 120 fps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 - 120 fps
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 - 1280 x 720 p - 60 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 50 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 Alpha1 ILCE-1 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
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 - 430 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 530 shots (EVF on)
Video recording - 150 minutes (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 145 minutes (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 330 shots (Live View mode)
Video recording - 140 minutes
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Interface HDMI, USB-C, NFC (Near Field Communication), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, QR code scanning
Print Standard Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal Hot shoe
Connector Type HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Network (RJ-45)
USB / AV output (micro-USB)
USB (USB Type-C)
USB 2.0 (micro-USB)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 30 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 15 frames per second 8.6 frames per second, 4.8 frames per second
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, AE lock, AF lock, interval shooting mode, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Clear Image Zoom, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD, GPS via mobile, peripheral shading correction, Flickering Reduction function Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, shadow point display, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, in-camera RAW processing, high-speed recording, Dual Axis Electronic Level, silent shooting, GPS via mobile
OTHERS Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIS + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II R
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, eyecup, shoe cap, cable protector, USB-C to USB-A cable Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, carrying bag
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -10 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - parts and labour - 1 year Limited warranty - 2 years
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