Olympus E-M10 III vs Olympus XZ-10

The following is a in depth comparison of the Olympus E-M10 III vs Olympus XZ-10, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both are designed by Olympus. There is a crucial difference among the resolutions of the E-M10 III (16MP) and XZ-10 (12MP) and the E-M10 III (Four Thirds) and XZ-10 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-M10 III was introduced 4 years after the XZ-10 which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-M10 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus XZ-10 being a Compact camera.

Before going through a comprehensive comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the E-M10 III grades versus the XZ-10 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III and Olympus Stylus XZ-10. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-M10 III Gallery and Olympus XZ-10 Gallery.

If you are planning to travel with your camera regularly, you'll have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-M10 III provides outer measurements 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 XZ-10 has proportions of 102mm x 61mm x 34mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 221 grams (0.49 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have chosen at the time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the E-M10 III against the XZ-10.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the E-M10 III and XZ-10 is 80 and 91 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to visualise the difference in sensor dimensions just by looking through specs. The picture below will help give you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the E-M10 III and XZ-10.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-M10 III with its larger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Olympus E-M10 III will result in more detail using its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop images far more aggressively. The newer E-M10 III will have an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.