Olympus E-M10 III vs Panasonic ZS100

Let's look a bit more closely at the Olympus E-M10 III versus Panasonic ZS100, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Panasonic. The sensor resolution of the E-M10 III (16MP) and the ZS100 (20MP) is pretty well matched but the E-M10 III (Four Thirds) and ZS100 (1") enjoy different sensor size.

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The E-M10 III was revealed 21 months after the ZS100 which makes the cameras a generation away from one another. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M10 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic ZS100 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving in to a thorough comparison, below is a concise view of how the E-M10 III scores against the ZS100 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS100. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M10 III Gallery & Panasonic ZS100 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to travel with your camera frequently, you're going to have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-M10 III offers external measurements of 122mm x 84mm x 50mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 2.0") having a weight of 410 grams (0.90 lbs) and the Panasonic ZS100 has dimensions of 111mm x 65mm x 44mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.7") along with a weight of 312 grams (0.69 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have at that moment. Below is the front view physical size comparison of the E-M10 III versus the ZS100.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-M10 III and ZS100 is 80 and 87 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor dimensions only by checking specs. The pic here will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the E-M10 III and ZS100.

All in all, the 2 cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-M10 III having a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF easier and the Panasonic ZS100 will resolve extra detail because of its extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The fresher E-M10 III provides an edge when it comes to sensor innovation.