Olympus E-M1 III vs Olympus TG-4

The following is a extensive overview of the Olympus E-M1 III and Olympus TG-4, one is a Pro Mirrorless and the latter is a Waterproof and they are both built by Olympus. There exists a big gap among the resolutions of the E-M1 III (20MP) and TG-4 (16MP) and the E-M1 III (Four Thirds) and TG-4 (1/2.3") boast different sensor sizes.

Photography Glossary

The E-M1 III was brought out 4 years after the TG-4 which is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-M1 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus TG-4 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight to a in depth comparison, here is a short overview of how the E-M1 III scores vs the TG-4 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III and Olympus Tough TG-4. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-M1 III Gallery and Olympus TG-4 Gallery.

For those who are going to travel with your camera frequently, you should take into account its weight and size. The Olympus E-M1 III features outer 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 TG-4 has specifications of 112mm x 66mm x 31mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.2") along with a weight of 247 grams (0.54 lbs).

Examine the Olympus E-M1 III and Olympus TG-4 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you select at that time. Underneath is a front view proportions comparison of the E-M1 III compared to the TG-4.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-M1 III and TG-4 is 67 and 90 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to picture the gap in sensor dimensions merely by going through specifications. The image below will help offer you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M1 III and TG-4.

Plainly, both of those cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-M1 III due to its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Olympus E-M1 III will show extra detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs more aggressively. The more modern E-M1 III should have an advantage in sensor technology.