Olympus E-M10 III vs Pentax K-70

On this page, we are contrasting the Olympus E-M10 III vs Pentax K-70, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Olympus and Pentax. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-M10 III (16MP) and K-70 (24MP) and the E-M10 III (Four Thirds) and K-70 (APS-C) offer different sensor measurements.

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The E-M10 III was revealed 15 months after the K-70 making them a generation away from one another. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-M10 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax K-70 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting straight to a complete comparison, here is a short summary of how the E-M10 III grades versus the K-70 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III & Pentax K-70. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-M10 III Gallery & Pentax K-70 Gallery.

If you are aiming to carry around your camera regularly, you have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-M10 III has got physical 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 Pentax K-70 has dimensions of 126mm x 93mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 2.9") with a weight of 688 grams (1.52 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-M10 III vs Pentax K-70 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are working with at the time. Here is a front view dimensions comparison of the E-M10 III and the K-70.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-M10 III and K-70 is 80 and 62 respectively.

Quite often, it is very difficult to visualize the gap between sensor sizes just by reading through specifications. The pic underneath should offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M10 III and K-70.

To sum up, both cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The E-M10 III using its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF harder and the Pentax K-70 will resolve greater detail because of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop photos a bit more aggressively. The more modern E-M10 III should have an edge in sensor tech.