Olympus E-M5 III vs Olympus SP-565UZ

Its time to examine more closely at the Olympus E-M5 III vs Olympus SP-565UZ, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are manufactured by Olympus. There is a sizable difference between the resolutions of the E-M5 III (20MP) and SP-565UZ (10MP) and the E-M5 III (Four Thirds) and SP-565UZ (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-M5 III was announced 10 years later than the SP-565UZ and that is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-M5 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus SP-565UZ being a Compact camera.

Before getting through a complete comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the E-M5 III matches up against the SP-565UZ in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus OM-D E-M5 III & Olympus SP-565UZ. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-M5 III Gallery & Olympus SP-565UZ Gallery.

For those who are going to carry your camera often, you will want to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M5 III comes with outer dimensions of 125mm x 85mm x 50mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 2.0") and a weight of 414 grams (0.91 lbs) and the Olympus SP-565UZ has measurements of 116mm x 84mm x 81mm (4.6" x 3.3" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 413 grams (0.91 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are working with at that time. Following is the front view dimensions comparison of the E-M5 III vs the SP-565UZ.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the E-M5 III and SP-565UZ is 80 and 72 respectively.

Oftentimes, its hard to visualise the gap between sensor sizing just by going over specifications. The photograph underneath may provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M5 III and SP-565UZ.

To sum up, both cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-M5 III using its bigger sensor will make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Olympus E-M5 III will offer extra detail with its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop pictures far more aggressively. The more recent E-M5 III is going to have an advantage in sensor innovation.