FujiFilm S2950 vs Olympus E-M1 III

Let's look closer at the FujiFilm S2950 and Olympus E-M1 III, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by brands FujiFilm and Olympus. There exists a huge gap between the sensor resolutions of the S2950 (14MP) and E-M1 III (20MP) and the S2950 (1/2.3") and E-M1 III (Four Thirds) provide totally different sensor measurements.

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The S2950 was unveiled 10 years before the E-M1 III which is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the FujiFilm S2950 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Olympus E-M1 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a simple summation of how the S2950 scores vs the E-M1 III in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery images for FujiFilm FinePix S2950 and Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III. The full galleries are available at FujiFilm S2950 Gallery and Olympus E-M1 III Gallery.

If you're planning to carry around your camera regularly, you should factor its weight and dimensions. The FujiFilm S2950 provides physical measurements of 110mm x 73mm x 81mm (4.3" x 2.9" x 3.2") along with a weight of 437 grams (0.96 lbs) while the Olympus E-M1 III has dimensions of 134mm x 91mm x 69mm (5.3" x 3.6" x 2.7") accompanied by a weight of 580 grams (1.28 lbs).

Contrast the FujiFilm S2950 and Olympus E-M1 III in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you have chosen at the time. Here is a front view over all size comparison of the S2950 against the E-M1 III.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the S2950 and E-M1 III is 76 and 67 respectively.

Normally, it can be hard to visualise the gap between sensor sizes only by checking specifications. The image here should offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the S2950 and E-M1 III.

To sum up, both cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The S2950 using its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow DOF trickier and the Olympus E-M1 III will give extra detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs more aggressively. The more aged S2950 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.