Olympus E-M5 III vs Olympus SZ-15

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Olympus E-M5 III and Olympus SZ-15, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are designed by Olympus. There exists a significant gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-M5 III (20MP) and SZ-15 (16MP) and the E-M5 III (Four Thirds) and SZ-15 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-M5 III was announced 6 years later than the SZ-15 and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M5 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus SZ-15 being a Compact camera.

Before delving in to a detailed comparison, below is a brief summary of how the E-M5 III matches up versus the SZ-15 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus OM-D E-M5 III and Olympus SZ-15. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M5 III Gallery and Olympus SZ-15 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to lug around your camera often, you have to factor in its weight and size. The Olympus E-M5 III comes with external measurements of 125mm x 85mm x 50mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 2.0") having a weight of 414 grams (0.91 lbs) while the Olympus SZ-15 has specifications of 108mm x 70mm x 40mm (4.3" x 2.8" x 1.6") and a weight of 250 grams (0.55 lbs).

Examine the Olympus E-M5 III and Olympus SZ-15 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you have at the time. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the E-M5 III versus the SZ-15.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-M5 III and SZ-15 is 80 and 88 respectively.

Quite often, it is tough to envision the gap in sensor measurements merely by checking out a spec sheet. The photograph here might offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-M5 III and SZ-15.

As you can see, both cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-M5 III using its larger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Olympus E-M5 III will show more detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The newer E-M5 III will have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.