Olympus E-M1 III vs Sony WX80

Let's look a bit more in depth at the Olympus E-M1 III and Sony WX80, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a large gap among the resolutions of the E-M1 III (20MP) and WX80 (16MP) and the E-M1 III (Four Thirds) and WX80 (1/2.3") offer different sensor size.

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The E-M1 III was manufactured 7 years later than the WX80 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-M1 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX80 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight to a complete comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the E-M1 III matches up vs the WX80 with regard to 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-WX80. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-M1 III Gallery & Sony WX80 Gallery.

If you are planning to carry your camera often, you are going to need to factor 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 Sony WX80 has sizing of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") along with a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have attached at that moment. The following is a front view proportions comparison of the E-M1 III vs the WX80.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-M1 III and WX80 is 67 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it can be tough to picture the contrast in sensor sizing just by going through specifications. The graphic underneath should provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M1 III and WX80.

To sum up, the 2 cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The E-M1 III featuring a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Olympus E-M1 III will produce greater detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The younger E-M1 III should have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.