Olympus E-M10 III vs Panasonic ZS200

Let's look closer at the Olympus E-M10 III and Panasonic ZS200, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Panasonic. The image resolution of the E-M10 III (16MP) and the ZS200 (20MP) is very close but the E-M10 III (Four Thirds) and ZS200 (1") enjoy totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-M10 III was manufactured 5 months before the ZS200 and they are of a similar age. The two cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-M10 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic ZS200 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a short highlight of how the E-M10 III matches up versus the ZS200 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III & Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M10 III Gallery & Panasonic ZS200 Gallery.

If you are aiming to carry around your camera often, you'll have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M10 III offers outer 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 ZS200 has measurements of 111mm x 66mm x 45mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.8") accompanied by a weight of 340 grams (0.75 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have at that moment. Underneath is the front view physical size comparison of the E-M10 III and the ZS200.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the E-M10 III and ZS200 is 80 and 86 respectively.

Usually, it is very difficult to see the difference in sensor sizes purely by looking through specs. The image below will offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the E-M10 III and ZS200.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The E-M10 III featuring a larger sensor will make shooting bokeh simpler and the Panasonic ZS200 will render more detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics far more aggressively.