Olympus E-450 vs Olympus E-M5 III

Below, we will be looking at the Olympus E-450 versus Olympus E-M5 III, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless and they are both offered by Olympus. There exists a sizeable gap between the resolutions of the E-450 (10MP) and E-M5 III (20MP) but they use the exact same sensor size (Four Thirds).

Photography Glossary

The E-450 was revealed 11 years before the E-M5 III and that is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-450 being a Compact SLR camera and the Olympus E-M5 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting in to a more detailed comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the E-450 grades vs the E-M5 III when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-450 and Olympus OM-D E-M5 III. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-450 Gallery and Olympus E-M5 III Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera, you need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-450 features physical measurements of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") having a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) and the Olympus E-M5 III has proportions of 125mm x 85mm x 50mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 2.0") with a weight of 414 grams (0.91 lbs).

Examine the Olympus E-450 versus Olympus E-M5 III in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have at the time. Here is the front view measurements comparison of the E-450 versus the E-M5 III.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-450 and E-M5 III is 77 and 80 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to visualise the difference between sensor measurements simply by reading through specs. The graphic here will help give you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-450 and E-M5 III.

All in all, the two cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same resolution. You should expect the Olympus E-M5 III to resolve greater detail because of its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older E-450 is going to be behind in sensor tech.