Fujifilm X-T20 vs Olympus E-M5 III

The following is a detailed assessment of the Fujifilm X-T20 vs Olympus E-M5 III, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals FujiFilm and Olympus. The sensor resolution of the Fujifilm X-T20 (24MP) and the E-M5 III (20MP) is pretty close but the Fujifilm X-T20 (APS-C) and E-M5 III (Four Thirds) offer different sensor measurements.

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The Fujifilm X-T20 was brought out 3 years earlier than the E-M5 III which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras have the same body design (SLR-style mirrorless).

Before diving straight to a full comparison, here is a simple summation of how the Fujifilm X-T20 matches up vs the E-M5 III in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Fujifilm X-T20 & Olympus OM-D E-M5 III. The entire galleries are viewable at Fujifilm X-T20 Gallery & Olympus E-M5 III Gallery.

In case you're intending to travel with your camera often, you need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Fujifilm X-T20 provides exterior measurements of 118mm x 83mm x 41mm (4.6" x 3.3" x 1.6") having a weight of 383 grams (0.84 lbs) whilst the Olympus E-M5 III has dimensions 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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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have at that moment. Here is a front view overall size comparison of the Fujifilm X-T20 against the E-M5 III.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Fujifilm X-T20 and E-M5 III is 83 and 80 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to imagine the contrast in sensor dimensions just by viewing technical specs. The pic below will help offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the Fujifilm X-T20 and E-M5 III.

As you can tell, the two cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The Fujifilm X-T20 because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Fujifilm X-T20 will provide you with greater detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more aged Fujifilm X-T20 will be behind in sensor technology.