Olympus FE-5010 vs Olympus E-M5 III

On this page, we are matching up the Olympus FE-5010 versus Olympus E-M5 III, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless and they are both created by Olympus. There exists a big gap between the sensor resolutions of the FE-5010 (12MP) and E-M5 III (20MP) and the FE-5010 (1/2.3") and E-M5 III (Four Thirds) boast different sensor dimensions.

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The FE-5010 was released 11 years prior to the E-M5 III and that is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus FE-5010 being a Compact camera and the Olympus E-M5 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go into a in-depth comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the FE-5010 grades against the E-M5 III with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus FE-5010 and Olympus OM-D E-M5 III. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-5010 Gallery and Olympus E-M5 III Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera, you will have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus FE-5010 comes with outside measurements of 96mm x 57mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") with a weight of 130 grams (0.29 lbs) whilst the Olympus E-M5 III has proportions of 125mm x 85mm x 50mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 2.0") and a weight of 414 grams (0.91 lbs).

See the Olympus FE-5010 versus Olympus E-M5 III in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you select at the time. Below is a front view scale comparison of the FE-5010 versus the E-M5 III.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FE-5010 and E-M5 III is 96 and 80 respectively.

Typically, it is very tough to visualize the difference between sensor measurements just by looking at specs. The graphic here will help give you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the FE-5010 and E-M5 III.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The FE-5010 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make getting bokeh harder and the Olympus E-M5 III will give more detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop pics a bit more aggressively. The older FE-5010 is going to be behind in sensor tech.