Olympus E-M1 III vs Sony WX9

Here is a extended overview of the Olympus E-M1 III and Sony WX9, one being a Pro Mirrorless and the other is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a crucial difference between the resolutions of the E-M1 III (20MP) and WX9 (16MP) and the E-M1 III (Four Thirds) and WX9 (1/2.3") offer totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-M1 III was unveiled 9 years later than the WX9 and that is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-M1 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX9 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting right into a in depth comparison, here is a concise highlight of how the E-M1 III scores vs the WX9 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX9. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-M1 III Gallery and Sony WX9 Gallery.

In case you're going to carry your camera regularly, you have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M1 III comes with outer measurements 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 WX9 has measurements of 95mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") with a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus E-M1 III and Sony WX9 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you select at that time. Here is a front view overall size comparison of the E-M1 III compared to the WX9.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the E-M1 III and WX9 is 67 and 99 respectively.

Often, its hard to envision the difference between sensor sizing simply by reading a spec sheet. The graphic underneath might give you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the E-M1 III and WX9.

Clearly, both of those cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-M1 III with its larger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Olympus E-M1 III will offer extra detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop images more aggressively. The younger E-M1 III will have an edge with regard to sensor tech.