Olympus E-M10 III vs Pentax E85

Lets take a deeper look at the Olympus E-M10 III vs Pentax E85, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Pentax. There is a huge difference among the resolutions of the E-M10 III (16MP) and E85 (12MP) and the E-M10 III (Four Thirds) and E85 (1/2.3") offer different sensor sizes.

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The E-M10 III was brought out 8 years later than the E85 and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-M10 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax E85 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a brief summary of how the E-M10 III matches up vs the E85 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III and Pentax Optio E85. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-M10 III Gallery and Pentax E85 Gallery.

If you're planning to carry your camera often, you will have to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M10 III comes with exterior dimensions of 122mm x 84mm x 50mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 2.0") with a weight of 410 grams (0.90 lbs) and the Pentax E85 has measurements of 93mm x 58mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.3" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 145 grams (0.32 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have at that moment. Here is a front view overall size comparison of the E-M10 III and the E85.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the E-M10 III and E85 is 80 and 95 respectively.

Usually, it can be hard to visualize the contrast in sensor sizing just by seeing a spec sheet. The visual here will give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M10 III and E85.

Clearly, each of these cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-M10 III because of its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Olympus E-M10 III will show more detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos a good deal more aggressively. The more modern E-M10 III provides a benefit when it comes to sensor innovation.