Olympus E-M10 II vs Pentax WG-3

Lets look more closely at the Olympus E-M10 II and Pentax WG-3, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Waterproof by companies Olympus and Pentax. The sensor resolution of the E-M10 II (16MP) and the WG-3 (16MP) is pretty well matched but the E-M10 II (Four Thirds) and WG-3 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-M10 II was announced 2 years later than the WG-3 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-M10 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax WG-3 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a brief synopsis of how the E-M10 II scores vs the WG-3 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus OM-D E-M10 II & Pentax WG-3. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-M10 II Gallery & Pentax WG-3 Gallery.

If you are intending to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus E-M10 II enjoys outer dimensions of 120mm x 83mm x 47mm (4.7" x 3.3" x 1.9") with a weight of 390 grams (0.86 lbs) while the Pentax WG-3 has sizing of 124mm x 64mm x 33mm (4.9" x 2.5" x 1.3") having a weight of 230 grams (0.51 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-M10 II and Pentax WG-3 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are employing at that time. Below is a front view scale comparison of the E-M10 II versus the WG-3.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the E-M10 II and WG-3 is 82 and 90 respectively.

Often, its hard to see the gap between sensor measurements merely by looking at a spec sheet. The visual here should provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M10 II and WG-3.

Clearly, both the cameras come with the identical resolution albeit not the same sensor measurements. The E-M10 II features the bigger sensor which is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler. The more recent E-M10 II will have an advantage in sensor innovation.