Olympus E-M5 III vs Olympus 7030

The following is a detailed assessment of the Olympus E-M5 III versus Olympus 7030, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both are offered by Olympus. There exists a sizeable gap between the resolutions of the E-M5 III (20MP) and 7030 (14MP) and the E-M5 III (Four Thirds) and 7030 (1/2.3") offer different sensor measurements.

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The E-M5 III was released 9 years after the 7030 which is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-M5 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus 7030 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a short introduction of how the E-M5 III grades vs the 7030 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus OM-D E-M5 III and Olympus Stylus 7030. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M5 III Gallery and Olympus 7030 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to travel with your camera regularly, you will have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M5 III enjoys outside dimensions of 125mm x 85mm x 50mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 2.0") having a weight of 414 grams (0.91 lbs) and the Olympus 7030 has measurements of 93mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") with a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus E-M5 III versus Olympus 7030 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are working with at that moment. Following is a front view size comparison of the E-M5 III vs the 7030.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-M5 III and 7030 is 80 and 95 respectively.

Quite often, it can be difficult to imagine the gap between sensor dimensions merely by reading specs. The pic underneath should give you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M5 III and 7030.

All in all, both of the cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-M5 III featuring a larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Olympus E-M5 III will offer more detail as a result of its extra 6MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop pics more aggressively. The younger E-M5 III provides an advantage in sensor tech.