Olympus E-M10 III vs Olympus SP-620 UZ

Here is a extensive review of the Olympus E-M10 III versus Olympus SP-620 UZ, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are designed by Olympus. The resolution of the E-M10 III (16MP) and the SP-620 UZ (16MP) is fairly similar but the E-M10 III (Four Thirds) and SP-620 UZ (1/2.3") posses different sensor dimensions.

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The E-M10 III was released 5 years later than the SP-620 UZ and that is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-M10 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus SP-620 UZ being a Compact camera.

Before going straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a short highlight of how the E-M10 III matches up vs the SP-620 UZ for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III and Olympus SP-620 UZ. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-M10 III Gallery and Olympus SP-620 UZ Gallery.

For those who are planning to carry your camera regularly, you'll have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M10 III offers outside dimensions of 122mm x 84mm x 50mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 2.0") and a weight of 410 grams (0.90 lbs) while the Olympus SP-620 UZ has measurements of 110mm x 74mm x 74mm (4.3" x 2.9" x 2.9") accompanied by a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus E-M10 III versus Olympus SP-620 UZ in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Here is a front view scale comparison of the E-M10 III versus the SP-620 UZ.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-M10 III and SP-620 UZ is 80 and 78 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to picture the gap between sensor sizing simply by reviewing technical specs. The visual below may offer you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M10 III and SP-620 UZ.

As you have seen, both of those cameras have the same megapixels but different sensor sizing. The E-M10 III comes with the larger sensor which should make obtaining shallow DOF simpler. The newer E-M10 III should have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.