Olympus E-M10 III vs Panasonic ZS80

Below, we are comparing the Olympus E-M10 III and Panasonic ZS80, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Olympus and Panasonic. The image resolution of the E-M10 III (16MP) and the ZS80 (20MP) is fairly comparable but the E-M10 III (Four Thirds) and ZS80 (1/2.3") feature different sensor dimensions.

Photography Glossary

The E-M10 III was introduced 5 months prior to the ZS80 and they are both of a similar age. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M10 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic ZS80 being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a detailed comparison, below is a concise summary of how the E-M10 III scores vs the ZS80 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III & Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS80. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M10 III Gallery & Panasonic ZS80 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to lug around your camera often, you will have to think about its weight and size. The Olympus E-M10 III has got outside dimensions of 122mm x 84mm x 50mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 2.0") having a weight of 410 grams (0.90 lbs) whilst the Panasonic ZS80 has specifications of 112mm x 69mm x 42mm (4.4" x 2.7" x 1.7") and a weight of 327 grams (0.72 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-M10 III and Panasonic ZS80 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are utilising at that moment. The following is the front view physical size comparison of the E-M10 III and the ZS80.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-M10 III and ZS80 is 80 and 86 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to picture the difference in sensor measurements simply by going through technical specs. The graphic below will provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M10 III and ZS80.

As you have seen, both of these cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-M10 III using its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Panasonic ZS80 will show more detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also help you crop pics much more aggressively.