OM System OM-5 vs Olympus E-M10 III

Here is a extended overview of the OM System OM-5 and Olympus E-M10 III, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and they are both designed by Olympus. There exists a noticeable gap between the image resolutions of the OM System OM-5 (20MP) and E-M10 III (16MP) but both cameras boast the identical sensor dimensions (Four Thirds).

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The OM System OM-5 was unveiled 5 years later than the E-M10 III and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature the same body design (SLR-style mirrorless).

Before delving right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a short summation of how the OM System OM-5 scores versus the E-M10 III when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for OM System OM-5 & Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III. The full galleries are viewable at OM System OM-5 Gallery & Olympus E-M10 III Gallery.

In case you're looking to carry your camera, you will have to take into account its weight and volume. The OM System OM-5 offers physical 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) whilst the Olympus E-M10 III has sizing of 122mm x 84mm x 50mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 2.0") along with a weight of 410 grams (0.90 lbs).

See the OM System OM-5 and Olympus E-M10 III in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Following is a front view measurements comparison of the OM System OM-5 versus the E-M10 III.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the OM System OM-5 and E-M10 III is 80 and 80 respectively.

Sometimes, it is hard to envision the difference between sensor sizing simply by checking technical specs. The graphic below should provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the OM System OM-5 and E-M10 III.

As you can tell, both of those cameras come with the identical sensor size albeit not the same resolution. You can expect the OM System OM-5 to give more detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The more recent OM System OM-5 will have an edge with regard to sensor tech.