Olympus E-M1 III vs Olympus XZ-10

Lets look more closely at the Olympus E-M1 III and Olympus XZ-10, one is a Pro Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are produced by Olympus. There exists a huge gap between the image resolutions of the E-M1 III (20MP) and XZ-10 (12MP) and the E-M1 III (Four Thirds) and XZ-10 (1/2.3") have different sensor sizing.

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The E-M1 III was revealed 7 years after the XZ-10 which is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-M1 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus XZ-10 being a Compact camera.

Before getting right into a detailed comparison, here is a quick overview of how the E-M1 III matches up versus the XZ-10 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III and Olympus Stylus XZ-10. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-M1 III Gallery and Olympus XZ-10 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to carry around your camera often, you need to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M1 III provides outside measurements of 134mm x 91mm x 69mm (5.3" x 3.6" x 2.7") with a weight of 580 grams (1.28 lbs) and the Olympus XZ-10 has measurements of 102mm x 61mm x 34mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 1.3") with a weight of 221 grams (0.49 lbs).

See the Olympus E-M1 III and Olympus XZ-10 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are working with at that time. Here is a front view over all size comparison of the E-M1 III vs the XZ-10.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-M1 III and XZ-10 is 67 and 91 respectively.

Quite often, it can be tough to visualize the difference between sensor sizes simply by looking at specifications. The picture below should give you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the E-M1 III and XZ-10.

Plainly, both of those cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-M1 III having a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field less difficult and the Olympus E-M1 III will give you extra detail because of its extra 8MP. Higher resolution can also help you crop photographs way more aggressively. The more recent E-M1 III provides a benefit when it comes to sensor technology.