Olympus E-M10 III vs Pentax K-r

Its time to take a deeper look at the Olympus E-M10 III and Pentax K-r, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Olympus and Pentax. There is a large difference between the image resolutions of the E-M10 III (16MP) and K-r (12MP) and the E-M10 III (Four Thirds) and K-r (APS-C) boast different sensor measurements.

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The E-M10 III was launched 6 years later than the K-r and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-M10 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax K-r being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving right into a complete comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the E-M10 III grades vs the K-r with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III & Pentax K-r. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M10 III Gallery & Pentax K-r Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to lug around your camera often, you will need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-M10 III comes with outside dimensions of 122mm x 84mm x 50mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 2.0") along with a weight of 410 grams (0.90 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-r has dimensions of 125mm x 97mm x 68mm (4.9" x 3.8" x 2.7") and a weight of 598 grams (1.32 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you use during that time. Below is a front view over all size comparison of the E-M10 III versus the K-r.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the E-M10 III and K-r is 80 and 67 respectively.

Generally, its tough to picture the contrast between sensor measurements simply by going over a spec sheet. The graphic here will provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M10 III and K-r.

As you can see, both the cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-M10 III featuring a tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF tougher and the Olympus E-M10 III will deliver greater detail utilizing its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots way more aggressively. The more modern E-M10 III should have an advantage with regard to sensor technology.