Olympus E-M1 III vs Pentax WG-1

Below is a thorough comparison of the Olympus E-M1 III and Pentax WG-1, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Waterproof by companies Olympus and Pentax. There exists a large gap between the resolutions of the E-M1 III (20MP) and WG-1 (14MP) and the E-M1 III (Four Thirds) and WG-1 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-M1 III was announced 9 years later than the WG-1 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M1 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax WG-1 being a Compact camera.

Before going in to a more detailed comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the E-M1 III grades versus the WG-1 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III & Pentax Optio WG-1. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M1 III Gallery & Pentax WG-1 Gallery.

If you're planning to lug around your camera, you will need to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-M1 III has got outer dimensions of 134mm x 91mm x 69mm (5.3" x 3.6" x 2.7") along with a weight of 580 grams (1.28 lbs) and the Pentax WG-1 has proportions of 114mm x 58mm x 28mm (4.5" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 157 grams (0.35 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you choose during that time. Here is the front view physical size comparison of the E-M1 III against the WG-1.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-M1 III and WG-1 is 67 and 93 respectively.

Sometimes, it's hard to envision the gap between sensor measurements merely by going over specifications. The photograph below might give you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M1 III and WG-1.

Plainly, both of these cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-M1 III with its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF less difficult and the Olympus E-M1 III will offer you extra detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs much more aggressively. The more recent E-M1 III is going to have an edge in sensor innovation.