Olympus E-M10 IV vs Olympus SH-3

Below is a comprehensive overview of the Olympus E-M10 IV and Olympus SH-3, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are offered by Olympus. There is a large difference among the resolutions of the E-M10 IV (20MP) and SH-3 (16MP) and the E-M10 IV (Four Thirds) and SH-3 (1/2.3") provide different sensor size.

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The E-M10 IV was introduced 4 years later than the SH-3 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-M10 IV being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus SH-3 being a Compact camera.

Before delving into a comprehensive comparison, here is a quick summary of how the E-M10 IV grades against the SH-3 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus OM-D E-M10 IV & Olympus Stylus SH-3. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M10 IV Gallery & Olympus SH-3 Gallery.

If you're looking to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-M10 IV enjoys outside dimensions of 122mm x 84mm x 49mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 1.9") accompanied by a weight of 383 grams (0.84 lbs) and the Olympus SH-3 has dimensions of 109mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.7") and a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-M10 IV and Olympus SH-3 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. The following is a front view dimensions comparison of the E-M10 IV versus the SH-3.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the E-M10 IV and SH-3 is 81 and 88 respectively.

In many cases, its difficult to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements just by researching specifications. The photograph below might provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M10 IV and SH-3.

Plainly, both of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-M10 IV with its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Olympus E-M10 IV will result in more detail using its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The more recent E-M10 IV provides an edge when it comes to sensor innovation.