Olympus E-M10 III vs Sony S950

Let's look much closer at the Olympus E-M10 III vs Sony S950, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a huge gap among the resolutions of the E-M10 III (16MP) and S950 (10MP) and the E-M10 III (Four Thirds) and S950 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor size.

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The E-M10 III was brought out 8 years after the S950 which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M10 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony S950 being a Compact camera.

Before diving through a complete comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the E-M10 III scores vs the S950 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S950. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-M10 III Gallery and Sony S950 Gallery.

If you are going to carry around your camera, you will have to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-M10 III has outer 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) while the Sony S950 has proportions of 93mm x 56mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

Compare the Olympus E-M10 III vs Sony S950 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are utilizing at the time. The following is the front view over all size comparison of the E-M10 III vs the S950.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-M10 III and S950 is 80 and 94 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very difficult to see the contrast in sensor sizes only by seeing specs. The image below will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M10 III and S950.

All in all, both of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-M10 III due to its bigger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Olympus E-M10 III will produce extra detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The younger E-M10 III is going to have an advantage in sensor tech.