Olympus E-M10 vs Olympus E-M5 III

Below is a thorough analysis of the Olympus E-M10 versus Olympus E-M5 III, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless and both are built by Olympus. The sensor resolution of the E-M10 (16MP) and the E-M5 III (20MP) is very close and they use the exact same sensor sizing (Four Thirds).

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The E-M10 was unveiled 6 years prior to the E-M5 III and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with the identical body type (SLR-style mirrorless).

Before we go straight into a full comparison, below is a simple view of how the E-M10 matches up versus the E-M5 III in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus OM-D E-M10 and Olympus OM-D E-M5 III. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M10 Gallery and Olympus E-M5 III Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera frequently, you will have to consider its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M10 enjoys outer dimensions of 119mm x 82mm x 46mm (4.7" x 3.2" x 1.8") along with a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs) and the Olympus E-M5 III has measurements of 125mm x 85mm x 50mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 2.0") along with a weight of 414 grams (0.91 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you choose at that moment. Here is the front view dimensions comparison of the E-M10 against the E-M5 III.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-M10 and E-M5 III is 82 and 80 respectively.

Quite often, it can be tough to visualise the gap in sensor measurements simply by viewing specifications. The visual underneath might provide you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M10 and E-M5 III.

To sum up, both of these cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but not the same resolution. You should expect to see the Olympus E-M5 III to result in greater detail having an extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older E-M10 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.