Canon M6 MII vs Olympus E-M5 III

In this write-up, we will be reviewing the Canon M6 MII and Olympus E-M5 III, both Advanced Mirrorless digital cameras by companies Canon and Olympus. There is a significant difference between the image resolutions of the M6 MII (33MP) and E-M5 III (20MP) and the M6 MII (APS-C) and E-M5 III (Four Thirds) feature different sensor sizes.

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The M6 MII was manufactured about the same time to the E-M5 III which means that they are of a similar generation. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Canon M6 MII being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus E-M5 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving through a complete comparison, below is a simple summation of how the M6 MII scores vs the E-M5 III in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon EOS M6 Mark II and Olympus OM-D E-M5 III. The entire galleries are viewable at Canon M6 MII Gallery and Olympus E-M5 III Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to travel with your camera, you will want to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Canon M6 MII has outside dimensions of 120mm x 70mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.8" x 1.9") along with a weight of 408 grams (0.90 lbs) and the Olympus E-M5 III has dimensions of 125mm x 85mm x 50mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 2.0") having a weight of 414 grams (0.91 lbs).

Contrast the Canon M6 MII and Olympus E-M5 III in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are using at the time. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the M6 MII against the E-M5 III.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the M6 MII and E-M5 III is 83 and 80 respectively.

In many cases, its difficult to picture the difference between sensor dimensions purely by reading through technical specs. The pic below may provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the M6 MII and E-M5 III.

As you have seen, both of the cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The M6 MII because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field less difficult and the Canon M6 MII will give you greater detail due to its extra 13 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs far more aggressively.