Olympus E-M10 III vs Olympus SZ-15

Let's take a closer look at the Olympus E-M10 III versus Olympus SZ-15, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both created by Olympus. The sensor resolution of the E-M10 III (16MP) and the SZ-15 (16MP) is fairly comparable but the E-M10 III (Four Thirds) and SZ-15 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-M10 III was released 4 years after the SZ-15 which is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M10 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus SZ-15 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a quick view of how the E-M10 III matches up versus the SZ-15 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III & Olympus SZ-15. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-M10 III Gallery & Olympus SZ-15 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to travel with your camera often, you will need to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-M10 III features outer measurements of 122mm x 84mm x 50mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 2.0") accompanied by a weight of 410 grams (0.90 lbs) while the Olympus SZ-15 has proportions of 108mm x 70mm x 40mm (4.3" x 2.8" x 1.6") with a weight of 250 grams (0.55 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have attached at the time. The following is the front view size comparison of the E-M10 III versus the SZ-15.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the E-M10 III and SZ-15 is 80 and 88 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to see the difference in sensor dimensions only by seeing a spec sheet. The picture here will give you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-M10 III and SZ-15.

Clearly, both cameras have got the exact same MP but not the same sensor dimensions. The E-M10 III features the larger sensor which is going to make obtaining shallower DOF simpler. The fresher E-M10 III will have an edge when it comes to sensor technology.