Olympus E-M10 III vs Panasonic LS5

Lets look a bit more closely at the Olympus E-M10 III vs Panasonic LS5, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. The sensor resolution of the E-M10 III (16MP) and the LS5 (14MP) is pretty similar but the E-M10 III (Four Thirds) and LS5 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-M10 III was unveiled 6 years later than the LS5 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology 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 LS5 being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a comprehensive comparison, below is a short summary of how the E-M10 III scores against the LS5 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III & Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS5. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-M10 III Gallery & Panasonic LS5 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M10 III has got outer measurements of 122mm x 84mm x 50mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 2.0") and a weight of 410 grams (0.90 lbs) while the Panasonic LS5 has measurements of 97mm x 62mm x 27mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 1.1") with a weight of 126 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have chosen at that time. Underneath is the front view proportions comparison of the E-M10 III against the LS5.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-M10 III and LS5 is 80 and 94 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to envision the gap between sensor sizing only by going over a spec sheet. The visual here might provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the E-M10 III and LS5.

Clearly, both of these cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-M10 III using its bigger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Olympus E-M10 III will offer more detail having an extra 2MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The more recent E-M10 III is going to have an advantage with regard to sensor technology.