Olympus E-M10 III vs Olympus VH-515

In this write-up, we will be matching up the Olympus E-M10 III and Olympus VH-515, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are built by Olympus. There is a huge difference between the sensor resolutions of the E-M10 III (16MP) and VH-515 (12MP) and the E-M10 III (Four Thirds) and VH-515 (1/2.3") possess different sensor size.

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The E-M10 III was announced 5 years after the VH-515 which is quite a significant gap as far as 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 VH-515 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the E-M10 III scores vs the VH-515 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III and Olympus VH-515. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-M10 III Gallery and Olympus VH-515 Gallery.

In case you're planning to travel with your camera often, you'll need to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-M10 III comes with physical dimensions of 122mm x 84mm x 50mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 2.0") accompanied by a weight of 410 grams (0.90 lbs) whilst the Olympus VH-515 has proportions of 102mm x 60mm x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") and a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-M10 III and Olympus VH-515 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are working with during that time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the E-M10 III versus the VH-515.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the E-M10 III and VH-515 is 80 and 95 respectively.

In many cases, it can be tough to picture the gap between sensor dimensions simply by checking technical specs. The pic below may offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M10 III and VH-515.

As you have seen, both of the cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-M10 III using its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Olympus E-M10 III will resolve extra detail with its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The more modern E-M10 III provides a benefit when it comes to sensor innovation.