Olympus E-M1 III vs Sony TX1

Lets look more closely at the Olympus E-M1 III and Sony TX1, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a considerable difference between the image resolutions of the E-M1 III (20MP) and TX1 (10MP) and the E-M1 III (Four Thirds) and TX1 (1/2.4") posses totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-M1 III was launched 10 years later than the TX1 and that is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-M1 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony TX1 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting into a complete comparison, here is a short highlight of how the E-M1 III matches up vs the TX1 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX1. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M1 III Gallery & Sony TX1 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to carry your camera often, you will need to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M1 III offers exterior dimensions of 134mm x 91mm x 69mm (5.3" x 3.6" x 2.7") having a weight of 580 grams (1.28 lbs) whilst the Sony TX1 has measurements of 94mm x 58mm x 17mm (3.7" x 2.3" x 0.7") and a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have at that moment. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the E-M1 III and the TX1.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the E-M1 III and TX1 is 67 and 96 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is hard to visualise the difference between sensor sizing just by checking technical specs. The visual here will offer you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M1 III and TX1.

As you can tell, both of the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-M1 III because of its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Olympus E-M1 III will give more detail utilizing its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The younger E-M1 III is going to have an edge with regard to sensor innovation.