Olympus E-M1 III vs Pentax W60

The following is a extensive overview of the Olympus E-M1 III vs Pentax W60, former is a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Pentax. There exists a considerable gap among the resolutions of the E-M1 III (20MP) and W60 (10MP) and the E-M1 III (Four Thirds) and W60 (1/2.3") have different sensor measurements.

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The E-M1 III was unveiled 10 years after the W60 which is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-M1 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax W60 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight to a thorough comparison, here is a brief view of how the E-M1 III scores vs the W60 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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For anybody who is going to travel with your camera often, you'll need to factor in its weight and size. The Olympus E-M1 III comes with external dimensions of 134mm x 91mm x 69mm (5.3" x 3.6" x 2.7") accompanied by a weight of 580 grams (1.28 lbs) whilst the Pentax W60 has specifications of 98mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") and a weight of 165 grams (0.36 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you select at the time. The following is a front view size comparison of the E-M1 III vs the W60.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-M1 III and W60 is 67 and 94 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to picture the gap in sensor dimensions just by seeing specifications. The picture here might give you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M1 III and W60.

To sum up, each of the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-M1 III with its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Olympus E-M1 III will provide greater detail having an extra 10MP. Greater resolution can also let you crop images a bit more aggressively. The fresher E-M1 III should have an edge when it comes to sensor tech.