Olympus E-M5 III vs Olympus SP-610UZ

Below, we are looking at the Olympus E-M5 III and Olympus SP-610UZ, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are built by Olympus. There exists a noticeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-M5 III (20MP) and SP-610UZ (14MP) and the E-M5 III (Four Thirds) and SP-610UZ (1/2.3") feature different sensor dimensions.

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The E-M5 III was introduced 8 years later than the SP-610UZ and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M5 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus SP-610UZ being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a complete comparison, below is a simple overview of how the E-M5 III scores versus the SP-610UZ with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M5 III & Olympus SP-610UZ. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-M5 III Gallery & Olympus SP-610UZ Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry your camera often, you should factor its weight and size. The Olympus E-M5 III provides outer measurements of 125mm x 85mm x 50mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 2.0") with a weight of 414 grams (0.91 lbs) whilst the Olympus SP-610UZ has specifications of 107mm x 73mm x 73mm (4.2" x 2.9" x 2.9") along with a weight of 405 grams (0.89 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have attached during that time. Here is the front view size comparison of the E-M5 III vs the SP-610UZ.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-M5 III and SP-610UZ is 80 and 79 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to picture the contrast in sensor sizing merely by researching specs. The graphic underneath might offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-M5 III and SP-610UZ.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The E-M5 III with its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field less difficult and the Olympus E-M5 III will provide you with more detail using its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop images much more aggressively. The younger E-M5 III should have a benefit with regard to sensor tech.