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Nikon Z7 vs Olympus E-M5 III

Portability
62
Imaging
78
Features
89
Overall
82
Nikon Z7 front
 
Olympus OM-D E-M5 III front
Portability
80
Imaging
62
Features
88
Overall
72

Nikon Z7 vs Olympus E-M5 III Key Specs

Nikon Z7
(Full Review)
  • 46MP - Full frame Sensor
  • 3.2" Tilting Display
  • ISO 64 - 25600 (Bump to 102400)
  • Sensor based 5-axis Image Stabilization
  • No Anti-Alias Filter
  • 1/8000s Maximum Shutter
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • Nikon Z Mount
  • 675g - 134 x 101 x 68mm
  • Revealed August 2018
  • Newer Model is Nikon Z7 II
Olympus E-M5 III
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Fully Articulated Screen
  • ISO 200 - 25600
  • Sensor based 5-axis Image Stabilization
  • 1/8000s Maximum Shutter
  • 4096 x 2160 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 414g - 125 x 85 x 50mm
  • Released October 2019
  • Succeeded the Olympus E-M5 II
  • Newer Model is OM System OM-5
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Nikon Z7 vs Olympus E-M5 III Overview

Lets take a deeper look at the Nikon Z7 vs Olympus E-M5 III, former is a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Nikon and Olympus. There exists a noticeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the Z7 (46MP) and E-M5 III (20MP) and the Z7 (Full frame) and E-M5 III (Four Thirds) enjoy different sensor size.

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The Z7 was released 14 months prior to the E-M5 III which makes the cameras a generation away from one another. Both the cameras offer the identical body type (SLR-style mirrorless).

Before going through a more detailed comparison, below is a concise summation of how the Z7 scores versus the E-M5 III with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Nikon Z7 over the Olympus E-M5 III

 Z7 E-M5 III 
Screen sizing3.2"3"Bigger screen (+0.2")
Screen resolution2100k1040kCrisper screen (+1060k dot)

Reasons to pick Olympus E-M5 III over the Nikon Z7

 E-M5 III Z7 
ReleasedOctober 2019August 2018More modern by 14 months
Screen typeFully ArticulatedTiltingFully Articulating screen
Selfie screen Easy selfies

Common features in the Nikon Z7 and Olympus E-M5 III

 Z7 E-M5 III 
Manual focus Very exact focusing
Touch screen Quickly navigate

Nikon Z7 vs Olympus E-M5 III Physical Comparison

If you are going to carry around your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor in its weight and size. The Nikon Z7 enjoys exterior measurements of 134mm x 101mm x 68mm (5.3" x 4.0" x 2.7") along with a weight of 675 grams (1.49 lbs) whilst the Olympus E-M5 III has specifications 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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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are employing at that moment. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the Z7 versus the E-M5 III.

Nikon Z7 vs Olympus E-M5 III size comparison

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Z7 and E-M5 III is 62 and 80 respectively.

Nikon Z7 vs Olympus E-M5 III top view buttons comparison

Nikon Z7 vs Olympus E-M5 III Sensor Comparison

Quite often, its hard to picture the gap in sensor sizes merely by viewing technical specs. The picture underneath might give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the Z7 and E-M5 III.

As you can tell, both of these cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The Z7 due to its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF easier and the Nikon Z7 will render more detail as a result of its extra 26 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures a little more aggressively. The more aged Z7 will be behind in sensor technology.

Nikon Z7 vs Olympus E-M5 III sensor size comparison

Nikon Z7 vs Olympus E-M5 III Screen and ViewFinder

Nikon Z7 vs Olympus E-M5 III Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Nikon Z7 Portrait photography info
Olympus E-M5 III Portrait photography info
86
has manual focus
megapixel count high (46 megapixels)
sensor size is big (Full frame)
supports face detection focusing
delivers RAW formats
77
you can focus manually
good megapixels (20 megapixels)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
comes with face detect focusing
delivers RAW files
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Street Comparison

Nikon Z7 Street photography details
Olympus E-M5 III Street photography details
79
has a tilting screen
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
sensor size is big (Full frame)
delivers RAW formats
boasts touch focus
environment sealing
great high ISO (25,600)
83
screen articulates
has image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW files
includes touch to focus
weather sealing
above average high ISO (25,600)
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Sports Comparison

Nikon Z7 as a Sports photography camera
Olympus E-M5 III as a Sports photography camera
82
great max shutter speed (1/8,000 seconds)
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
megapixel count high (46 megapixels)
sensor size is big (Full frame)
supports tracking autofocus
environment sealing
sensor has phase detect AF
bad battery life (330 per charge)
76
max shutter speed is good (1/8,000 seconds)
quiet shutter (1/32,000 seconds)
high fps (30.0 frames/s)
has image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
good megapixels (20 megapixels)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
comes with tracking focus
weather sealing
has phase detect AF
not so great battery life (310 shots)
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Travel Comparison

Nikon Z7 Travel photography info
Olympus E-M5 III Travel photography info
67
environment sealing
connects via bluetooth
boasts touch focus
megapixel count high (46MP)
bad battery life (330 shots)
does not posses selfie friendly screen
77
weather sealing
supports bluetooth
includes touch to focus
good megapixels (20MP)
selfie friendly screen
not so great battery life (310 CIPA)
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Landscape Comparison

Nikon Z7 as a Landscape photography camera
Olympus E-M5 III as a Landscape photography camera
82
has manual focus
swap lenses (Nikon Z mount)
screen size is decent (3.2 inches)
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
megapixel count high (46 megapixels)
sensor size is big (Full frame)
does not have anti aliasing filter
great high ISO (25,600)
delivers RAW formats
environment sealing
bad battery life (330 per charge)
77
you can focus manually
interchangeable lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
nice screen size (3 inch)
has image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
good megapixels (20MP)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
above average high ISO (25,600)
delivers RAW files
weather sealing
not so great battery life (310 CIPA)
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Vlogging Comparison

Nikon Z7 Vlogging details
Olympus E-M5 III Vlogging details
36
touchscreen
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
supports face detection focusing
high res video (3840 x 2160 resolution)
includes external mic support
does not posses selfie friendly screen
84
selfie friendly screen
touchscreen enabled
has image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
comes with face detect focusing
high quality video (4096 x 2160 pxls)
has mic socket
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Nikon Z7 vs Olympus E-M5 III Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Nikon Z7 and Olympus E-M5 III
 Nikon Z7Olympus OM-D E-M5 III
General Information
Brand Nikon Olympus
Model Nikon Z7 Olympus OM-D E-M5 III
Class Pro Mirrorless Advanced Mirrorless
Revealed 2018-08-23 2019-10-17
Physical type SLR-style mirrorless SLR-style mirrorless
Sensor Information
Processor Chip Expeed 6 TruePic VIII
Sensor type BSI-CMOS MOS
Sensor size Full frame Four Thirds
Sensor dimensions 35.9 x 23.9mm 17.4 x 13mm
Sensor surface area 858.0mm² 226.2mm²
Sensor resolution 46MP 20MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 5:4, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Max resolution 8256 x 5504 5184 x 3888
Max native ISO 25600 25600
Max enhanced ISO 102400 -
Minimum native ISO 64 200
RAW pictures
Minimum enhanced ISO 32 64
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch focus
AF continuous
Single AF
Tracking AF
AF selectice
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detect focusing
Contract detect focusing
Phase detect focusing
Number of focus points 493 121
Lens
Lens mounting type Nikon Z Micro Four Thirds
Total lenses 15 107
Crop factor 1 2.1
Screen
Display type Tilting Fully Articulated
Display size 3.2" 3"
Resolution of display 2,100k dots 1,040k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch functionality
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic Electronic
Viewfinder resolution 3,690k dots 2,360k dots
Viewfinder coverage 100 percent 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification 0.8x 0.68x
Features
Minimum shutter speed 30 seconds 60 seconds
Fastest shutter speed 1/8000 seconds 1/8000 seconds
Fastest quiet shutter speed - 1/32000 seconds
Continuous shutter rate 9.0 frames/s 30.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Change WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range no built-in flash no built-in flash
Flash options Front-curtain sync, slow sync, rear-curtain sync, red-eye reduction, red-eye reduction with slow sync, slow rear-curtain sync, off Auto, redeye, fill, off, redeye slow sync, slow sync, 2nd-curtain slow sync, manual
External flash
AEB
WB bracketing
Fastest flash synchronize 1/200 seconds 1/250 seconds
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions 3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 144 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 4096 x 2160 @ 24p / 237 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM
Max video resolution 3840x2160 4096x2160
Video file format MPEG-4, H.264 MPEG-4, H.264
Mic port
Headphone port
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB Yes USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 675g (1.49 pounds) 414g (0.91 pounds)
Dimensions 134 x 101 x 68mm (5.3" x 4.0" x 2.7") 125 x 85 x 50mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 2.0")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score 99 not tested
DXO Color Depth score 26.3 not tested
DXO Dynamic range score 14.6 not tested
DXO Low light score 2668 not tested
Other
Battery life 330 photographs 310 photographs
Type of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model - BLN-1
Self timer Yes (2, 5, 10 or 20 secs) Yes (2 or 10 secs, custom)
Time lapse feature
Type of storage XQD card SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-II supported)
Card slots Single Single
Retail pricing $2,797 $1,199