Olympus E-M10 vs Olympus E-M10 III

Let's look a little more closely at the Olympus E-M10 and Olympus E-M10 III, both Entry-Level Mirrorless digital cameras and both are manufactured by Olympus. The sensor resolution of the E-M10 (16MP) and the E-M10 III (16MP) is fairly well matched and both cameras boast the identical sensor sizes (Four Thirds).

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The E-M10 was revealed 4 years before the E-M10 III and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras feature the same body design (SLR-style mirrorless).

Before getting straight to a full comparison, here is a concise summation of how the E-M10 grades versus the E-M10 III with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera frequently, you are going to need to think about its weight and size. The Olympus E-M10 provides outside measurements of 119mm x 82mm x 46mm (4.7" x 3.2" x 1.8") and a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs) while the Olympus E-M10 III has specifications of 122mm x 84mm x 50mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 2.0") accompanied by a weight of 410 grams (0.90 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-M10 and Olympus E-M10 III in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you select during that time. Below is a front view size comparison of the E-M10 compared to the E-M10 III.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-M10 and E-M10 III is 82 and 80 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very hard to see the difference between sensor measurements simply by reading through specs. The graphic here might give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-M10 and E-M10 III.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras come with the identical sensor size and the same megapixels and you can expect similar quality of pictures although you really should factor the launch date of the products into consideration. The older E-M10 is going to be behind in sensor tech.