Olympus E-3 vs Olympus E-M5 III

Lets look a bit more closely at the Olympus E-3 versus Olympus E-M5 III, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless and they are both produced by Olympus. There is a large difference between the image resolutions of the E-3 (10MP) and E-M5 III (20MP) but they come with the exact same sensor dimensions (Four Thirds).

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The E-3 was introduced 12 years prior to the E-M5 III which is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-3 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus E-M5 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting in to a in depth comparison, below is a quick overview of how the E-3 scores vs the E-M5 III when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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When you are intending to travel with your camera, you will have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-3 has got outside measurements of 142mm x 116mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.6" x 3.0") having a weight of 890 grams (1.96 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 consideration, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you use at the time. The following is the front view dimension comparison of the E-3 against the E-M5 III.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the E-3 and E-M5 III is 56 and 80 respectively.

Oftentimes, its difficult to see the gap between sensor dimensions merely by checking specifications. The picture underneath will provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-3 and E-M5 III.

To sum up, both cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same resolution. You can count on the Olympus E-M5 III to resolve extra detail using its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-3 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.