Sony A9 vs Olympus E-M5 III

Sony A9 advantages over Olympus E-M5 III

• Larger sensor
  35mm vs 4/3
  More sensor area. Bigger is (generally) better.
• Bigger pixels
  ~ 5.93 vs 3.36 microns
  Better low-light and dynamic range (all else equal)
• NFC
  Yes vs No
  Simplifies pairing your camera with supported phones
• Longer video battery life
  105 vs 60 minutes
  Capture more video
• Longer stills battery life
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  Longer stills battery life

  Cameras with longer battery life can take more photos before exhausting their batteries.

  Special note: The measurement standard for battery life stipulates that if a camera has an internal flash, it must be used for 50% of photos taken. For this reason, comparisons of one camera with an internal flash to another without will not be comparable

  650 vs 310 shots
  Capture more photos
• More viewfinder magnification
  0.78x vs 0.68x
  Get a bigger view of the scene through the eye-level viewfinder
• More pixels
  24.2 vs 20.4 megapixels
  Higher resolution photos
• Dual card slots
  Yes vs No
  Gives you more storage flexibility
• Headphone jack
  Yes vs No
  Monitor audio recording while you shoot video
• Has anti-aliasing filter
  Filter vs No Filter
  Reduces unsightly moiré in photos
• Bigger JPEG buffer
  364 vs 26 shots
  Take more JPEG shots before waiting (burst mode)
• Bigger RAW buffer
  240 vs 23 shots
  Larger buffer for RAW shots (burst mode)
• Higher extended ISO
  204800 vs 25600 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility