Olympus E-M10 III vs Panasonic FX700

Below, we will be contrasting the Olympus E-M10 III and Panasonic FX700, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Panasonic. The sensor resolution of the E-M10 III (16MP) and the FX700 (14MP) is relatively close but the E-M10 III (Four Thirds) and FX700 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-M10 III was released 7 years after the FX700 which is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M10 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic FX700 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a brief view of how the E-M10 III grades versus the FX700 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX700. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-M10 III Gallery and Panasonic FX700 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to travel with your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-M10 III comes with external dimensions of 122mm x 84mm x 50mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 2.0") and a weight of 410 grams (0.90 lbs) whilst the Panasonic FX700 has proportions of 104mm x 56mm x 25mm (4.1" x 2.2" x 1.0") having a weight of 176 grams (0.39 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-M10 III and Panasonic FX700 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you use at the time. Underneath is the front view scale comparison of the E-M10 III compared to the FX700.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the E-M10 III and FX700 is 80 and 94 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to visualise the gap in sensor dimensions just by viewing a spec sheet. The image here should give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M10 III and FX700.

Clearly, each of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-M10 III featuring a bigger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Olympus E-M10 III will render extra detail as a result of its extra 2MP. Higher resolution will help you crop pictures much more aggressively. The fresher E-M10 III is going to have a benefit with regard to sensor tech.