Olympus E-M10 III vs Panasonic ZS1

Below is a detailed assessment of the Olympus E-M10 III and Panasonic ZS1, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-M10 III (16MP) and ZS1 (10MP) and the E-M10 III (Four Thirds) and ZS1 (1/2.5") boast different sensor size.

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The E-M10 III was revealed 8 years later than the ZS1 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-M10 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic ZS1 being a Compact camera.

Before getting into a detailed comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the E-M10 III matches up against the ZS1 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-M10 III Gallery & Panasonic ZS1 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-M10 III provides external dimensions of 122mm x 84mm x 50mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 2.0") accompanied by a weight of 410 grams (0.90 lbs) whilst the Panasonic ZS1 has proportions of 103mm x 60mm x 33mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") and a weight of 229 grams (0.50 lbs).

See the Olympus E-M10 III and Panasonic ZS1 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are employing at that time. Following is a front view size comparison of the E-M10 III versus the ZS1.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-M10 III and ZS1 is 80 and 91 respectively.

Typically, it is tough to imagine the gap between sensor measurements simply by looking at specs. The visual underneath will help give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M10 III and ZS1.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-M10 III having a larger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Olympus E-M10 III will give more detail because of its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images more aggressively. The more recent E-M10 III provides a benefit in sensor technology.