Olympus E-M10 III vs Panasonic LX7

Let's look much closer at the Olympus E-M10 III versus Panasonic LX7, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Panasonic. There is a considerable difference among the image resolutions of the E-M10 III (16MP) and LX7 (10MP) and the E-M10 III (Four Thirds) and LX7 (1/1.7") provide different sensor size.

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The E-M10 III was released 4 years later than the LX7 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-M10 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic LX7 being a Compact camera.

Before going into a detailed comparison, here is a brief summary of how the E-M10 III matches up against the LX7 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III & Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M10 III Gallery & Panasonic LX7 Gallery.

For those who are intending to carry your camera often, you'll need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-M10 III enjoys 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 LX7 has dimensions of 111mm x 68mm x 46mm (4.4" x 2.7" x 1.8") with a weight of 298 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you use at that time. Following is a front view dimension comparison of the E-M10 III compared to the LX7.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the E-M10 III and LX7 is 80 and 86 respectively.

In many cases, its tough to imagine the gap in sensor sizing just by looking through specs. The photograph here will help give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M10 III and LX7.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The E-M10 III featuring a larger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field easier and the Olympus E-M10 III will result in more detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop pics a bit more aggressively. The fresher E-M10 III provides a benefit with regard to sensor technology.