Olympus FE-4030 vs Olympus E-M1 III

In this write-up, we are looking at the Olympus FE-4030 vs Olympus E-M1 III, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Pro Mirrorless and both are offered by Olympus. There is a substantial difference between the sensor resolutions of the FE-4030 (14MP) and E-M1 III (20MP) and the FE-4030 (1/2.3") and E-M1 III (Four Thirds) use different sensor size.

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The FE-4030 was unveiled 11 years prior to the E-M1 III and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus FE-4030 being a Compact camera and the Olympus E-M1 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a simple synopsis of how the FE-4030 matches up against the E-M1 III in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus FE-4030 & Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III. The full galleries are provided at Olympus FE-4030 Gallery & Olympus E-M1 III Gallery.

In case you're going to carry your camera regularly, you are going to need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus FE-4030 comes with outside measurements of 93mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 146 grams (0.32 lbs) while the Olympus E-M1 III has dimensions of 134mm x 91mm x 69mm (5.3" x 3.6" x 2.7") having a weight of 580 grams (1.28 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you select at the time. Below is the front view dimension comparison of the FE-4030 against the E-M1 III.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the FE-4030 and E-M1 III is 95 and 67 respectively.

Usually, it is tough to picture the difference between sensor sizing simply by reading through a spec sheet. The graphic below will help provide you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the FE-4030 and E-M1 III.

Clearly, the 2 cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The FE-4030 with its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field harder and the Olympus E-M1 III will give you more detail having an extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also help you crop photos a little more aggressively. The older FE-4030 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.