Olympus FE-4000 vs Olympus E-M5 III

Let's look more closely at the Olympus FE-4000 versus Olympus E-M5 III, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless and they are both manufactured by Olympus. There exists a large gap between the resolutions of the FE-4000 (12MP) and E-M5 III (20MP) and the FE-4000 (1/2.3") and E-M5 III (Four Thirds) enjoy different sensor sizing.

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The FE-4000 was revealed 11 years prior to the E-M5 III which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-4000 being a Compact camera and the Olympus E-M5 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting in to a in depth comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the FE-4000 matches up versus the E-M5 III with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus FE-4000 & Olympus OM-D E-M5 III. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-4000 Gallery & Olympus E-M5 III Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to travel with your camera, you will need to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus FE-4000 features physical dimensions of 95mm x 57mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 136 grams (0.30 lbs) while the Olympus E-M5 III has sizing 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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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are utilising during that time. Here is the front view dimensions comparison of the FE-4000 versus the E-M5 III.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FE-4000 and E-M5 III is 95 and 80 respectively.

Typically, it's difficult to picture the contrast between sensor dimensions only by looking at a spec sheet. The image underneath might provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-4000 and E-M5 III.

As you can see, both of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The FE-4000 using its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF harder and the Olympus E-M5 III will give extra detail because of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will help you crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The more aged FE-4000 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.