Olympus E-M1 III vs Olympus TG-630 iHS

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Olympus E-M1 III vs Olympus TG-630 iHS, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Waterproof and both of them are manufactured by Olympus. There exists a noticeable gap between the image resolutions of the E-M1 III (20MP) and TG-630 iHS (12MP) and the E-M1 III (Four Thirds) and TG-630 iHS (1/2.3") come with different sensor sizes.

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The E-M1 III was manufactured 7 years later than the TG-630 iHS and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-M1 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus TG-630 iHS being a Compact camera.

Before delving in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the E-M1 III matches up vs the TG-630 iHS in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III & Olympus TG-630 iHS. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M1 III Gallery & Olympus TG-630 iHS Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to lug around your camera frequently, you will have to factor in its weight and size. The Olympus E-M1 III comes with 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) while the Olympus TG-630 iHS has specifications of 98mm x 66mm x 22mm (3.9" x 2.6" x 0.9") along with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you choose at that time. Underneath is the front view measurements comparison of the E-M1 III against the TG-630 iHS.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-M1 III and TG-630 iHS is 67 and 94 respectively.

Quite often, it's tough to picture the difference between sensor measurements just by looking at specifications. The visual here will offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the E-M1 III and TG-630 iHS.

To sum up, both of these cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-M1 III because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Olympus E-M1 III will give greater detail due to its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The younger E-M1 III should have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.