Olympus FE-3010 vs Olympus E-M10 III

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Olympus FE-3010 and Olympus E-M10 III, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and both are produced by Olympus. There exists a sizable gap among the resolutions of the FE-3010 (12MP) and E-M10 III (16MP) and the FE-3010 (1/2.3") and E-M10 III (Four Thirds) use different sensor dimensions.

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The FE-3010 was manufactured 9 years prior to the E-M10 III and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-3010 being a Ultracompact camera and the Olympus E-M10 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving straight into a detailed comparison, below is a short introduction of how the FE-3010 matches up vs the E-M10 III in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus FE-3010 & Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus FE-3010 Gallery & Olympus E-M10 III Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera regularly, you will have to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus FE-3010 offers outer measurements of 93mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 108 grams (0.24 lbs) whilst the Olympus E-M10 III has sizing of 122mm x 84mm x 50mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 2.0") with a weight of 410 grams (0.90 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are employing during that time. Following is the front view size comparison of the FE-3010 against the E-M10 III.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FE-3010 and E-M10 III is 97 and 80 respectively.

More often than not, it is difficult to imagine the difference in sensor measurements only by viewing a spec sheet. The photograph underneath should provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-3010 and E-M10 III.

As you can see, both of these cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The FE-3010 due to its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF more difficult and the Olympus E-M10 III will render extra detail due to its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop pics much more aggressively. The older FE-3010 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.