Canon 77D vs Olympus E-M5 III

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Canon 77D and Olympus E-M5 III, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Canon and Olympus. The resolution of the 77D (24MP) and the E-M5 III (20MP) is relatively comparable but the 77D (APS-C) and E-M5 III (Four Thirds) posses different sensor size.

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The 77D was unveiled 3 years earlier than the E-M5 III and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Canon 77D being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus E-M5 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go straight to a in depth comparison, here is a concise highlight of how the 77D grades vs the E-M5 III with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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If you are intending to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Canon 77D comes with exterior dimensions of 131mm x 100mm x 76mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") and a weight of 540 grams (1.19 lbs) while the Olympus E-M5 III has measurements of 125mm x 85mm x 50mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 2.0") accompanied by a weight of 414 grams (0.91 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have at that moment. Following is a front view dimension comparison of the 77D compared to the E-M5 III.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the 77D and E-M5 III is 66 and 80 respectively.

Often, it's difficult to picture the contrast in sensor measurements only by checking out a spec sheet. The visual here will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the 77D and E-M5 III.

Clearly, each of these cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The 77D with its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF easier and the Canon 77D will produce greater detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The older 77D will be behind in sensor technology.