Olympus E-M5 III vs Olympus SZ-30MR

Below is a complete overview of the Olympus E-M5 III and Olympus SZ-30MR, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are built by Olympus. There is a sizable difference between the resolutions of the E-M5 III (20MP) and SZ-30MR (16MP) and the E-M5 III (Four Thirds) and SZ-30MR (1/2.3") posses different sensor sizes.

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The E-M5 III was manufactured 8 years later than the SZ-30MR and that is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-M5 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus SZ-30MR being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a detailed comparison, here is a concise summation of how the E-M5 III matches up versus the SZ-30MR when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus OM-D E-M5 III & Olympus SZ-30MR. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M5 III Gallery & Olympus SZ-30MR Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera, you're going to have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M5 III offers physical measurements of 125mm x 85mm x 50mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 2.0") and a weight of 414 grams (0.91 lbs) while the Olympus SZ-30MR has measurements of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are working with at the time. Below is a front view overall size comparison of the E-M5 III compared to the SZ-30MR.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the E-M5 III and SZ-30MR is 80 and 89 respectively.

Often, it's difficult to imagine the difference between sensor measurements just by reading technical specs. The visual here might offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-M5 III and SZ-30MR.

As you have seen, both of those cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-M5 III featuring a bigger sensor is going to make shooting bokeh less difficult and the Olympus E-M5 III will offer greater detail due to its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The more modern E-M5 III should have an edge in sensor technology.