Olympus E-M10 III vs Olympus SP-590 UZ

Its time to look a little more closely at the Olympus E-M10 III versus Olympus SP-590 UZ, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both produced by Olympus. There is a significant difference between the resolutions of the E-M10 III (16MP) and SP-590 UZ (12MP) and the E-M10 III (Four Thirds) and SP-590 UZ (1/2.3") posses different sensor measurements.

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The E-M10 III was manufactured 8 years later than the SP-590 UZ and that is quite a sizable gap as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-M10 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus SP-590 UZ being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a brief summation of how the E-M10 III grades vs the SP-590 UZ when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III and Olympus SP-590 UZ. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M10 III Gallery and Olympus SP-590 UZ Gallery.

If you're planning to lug around your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M10 III provides outer dimensions of 122mm x 84mm x 50mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 2.0") with a weight of 410 grams (0.90 lbs) while the Olympus SP-590 UZ has measurements of 116mm x 84mm x 81mm (4.6" x 3.3" x 3.2") having a weight of 413 grams (0.91 lbs).

Check out the Olympus E-M10 III versus Olympus SP-590 UZ in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are working with at that moment. Below is a front view scale comparison of the E-M10 III versus the SP-590 UZ.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the E-M10 III and SP-590 UZ is 80 and 72 respectively.

Often, it's difficult to picture the difference between sensor measurements purely by checking a spec sheet. The visual here might give you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M10 III and SP-590 UZ.

As you can see, both of those cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-M10 III featuring a larger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Olympus E-M10 III will resolve extra detail due to its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop images more aggressively. The newer E-M10 III should have an advantage in sensor tech.