Olympus E-M1 III vs Panasonic LX7

Its time to take a closer look at the Olympus E-M1 III vs Panasonic LX7, one being a Pro Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a crucial gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-M1 III (20MP) and LX7 (10MP) and the E-M1 III (Four Thirds) and LX7 (1/1.7") use different sensor size.

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The E-M1 III was unveiled 7 years later than the LX7 and that is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M1 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic LX7 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a in depth comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the E-M1 III grades against the LX7 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III and Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M1 III Gallery and Panasonic LX7 Gallery.

If you're planning to lug around your camera, you're going to have to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus E-M1 III offers 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) while the Panasonic LX7 has sizing of 111mm x 68mm x 46mm (4.4" x 2.7" x 1.8") accompanied by a weight of 298 grams (0.66 lbs).

See the Olympus E-M1 III vs Panasonic LX7 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are utilising at the time. Underneath is the front view over all size comparison of the E-M1 III versus the LX7.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-M1 III and LX7 is 67 and 86 respectively.

Normally, its hard to picture the gap between sensor measurements just by reading specs. The visual below will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M1 III and LX7.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-M1 III having a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Olympus E-M1 III will offer greater detail having an extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop shots much more aggressively. The more modern E-M1 III provides an advantage in sensor tech.