Olympus E-M1 III vs Olympus E-PM1

Its time to look more in depth at the Olympus E-M1 III and Olympus E-PM1, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and both are sold by Olympus. There is a substantial difference among the image resolutions of the E-M1 III (20MP) and E-PM1 (12MP) but both cameras boast the same sensor size (Four Thirds).

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The E-M1 III was announced 8 years later than the E-PM1 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-M1 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus E-PM1 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting right into a in depth comparison, here is a concise view of how the E-M1 III scores vs the E-PM1 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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If you're planning to carry your camera, you'll have to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M1 III enjoys outside dimensions of 134mm x 91mm x 69mm (5.3" x 3.6" x 2.7") having a weight of 580 grams (1.28 lbs) and the Olympus E-PM1 has measurements of 110mm x 64mm x 34mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.3") along with a weight of 265 grams (0.58 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are using at that time. Below is a front view scale comparison of the E-M1 III against the E-PM1.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the E-M1 III and E-PM1 is 67 and 89 respectively.

In many cases, it is very hard to envision the contrast in sensor sizing simply by seeing specs. The visual here will provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M1 III and E-PM1.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras have the same sensor dimensions but not the same resolution. You can anticipate the Olympus E-M1 III to show greater detail with its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos a bit more aggressively. The more modern E-M1 III is going to have a benefit when it comes to sensor technology.