Olympus E-M10 III vs Panasonic S5 II X

Let's examine more in depth at the Olympus E-M10 III versus Panasonic S5 II X, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a noticeable gap among the image resolutions of the E-M10 III (16MP) and S5 II X (24MP) and the E-M10 III (Four Thirds) and S5 II X (Full frame) use totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-M10 III was brought out 6 years earlier than the S5 II X and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer the identical body type (SLR-style mirrorless).

Before we go through a in depth comparison, below is a short summation of how the E-M10 III matches up versus the S5 II X in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III & Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 Mark II X. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-M10 III Gallery & Panasonic S5 II X Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera frequently, you'll need to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-M10 III has outside measurements of 122mm x 84mm x 50mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 2.0") along with a weight of 410 grams (0.90 lbs) whilst the Panasonic S5 II X has proportions of 134mm x 102mm x 90mm (5.3" x 4.0" x 3.5") with a weight of 740 grams (1.63 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus E-M10 III versus Panasonic S5 II X in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you use at that time. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the E-M10 III and the S5 II X.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-M10 III and S5 II X is 80 and 59 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to visualise the gap in sensor measurements simply by viewing technical specs. The photograph below will provide you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the E-M10 III and S5 II X.

As you can tell, the two cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-M10 III because of its smaller sensor will make shooting shallow DOF trickier and the Panasonic S5 II X will render extra detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The older E-M10 III will be behind in sensor innovation.