Olympus E-M1 III vs Ricoh CX4

Lets look more closely at the Olympus E-M1 III versus Ricoh CX4, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Olympus and Ricoh. There is a sizable difference among the resolutions of the E-M1 III (20MP) and CX4 (10MP) and the E-M1 III (Four Thirds) and CX4 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor size.

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The E-M1 III was announced 9 years later than the CX4 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M1 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Ricoh CX4 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight into a complete comparison, below is a concise overview of how the E-M1 III scores vs the CX4 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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For those who are planning to lug around your camera often, you need to think about its weight and size. The Olympus E-M1 III has got physical measurements of 134mm x 91mm x 69mm (5.3" x 3.6" x 2.7") with a weight of 580 grams (1.28 lbs) and the Ricoh CX4 has specifications of 102mm x 59mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 205 grams (0.45 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have attached at that moment. Below is the front view dimension comparison of the E-M1 III compared to the CX4.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the E-M1 III and CX4 is 67 and 92 respectively.

Often, it is very difficult to imagine the gap in sensor measurements simply by checking out specs. The photograph here might give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-M1 III and CX4.

All in all, both cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-M1 III using its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF easier and the Olympus E-M1 III will provide extra detail with its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also help you crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more modern E-M1 III provides a benefit when it comes to sensor innovation.