Olympus E-M5 III vs Olympus SH-1

Below, we are contrasting the Olympus E-M5 III and Olympus SH-1, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both designed by Olympus. There exists a sizeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-M5 III (20MP) and SH-1 (16MP) and the E-M5 III (Four Thirds) and SH-1 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor sizes.

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The E-M5 III was revealed 5 years after the SH-1 which is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M5 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus SH-1 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight into a thorough comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the E-M5 III scores vs the SH-1 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus OM-D E-M5 III and Olympus Stylus SH-1. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M5 III Gallery and Olympus SH-1 Gallery.

When you are going to carry around your camera, you will need to factor its weight and size. The Olympus E-M5 III comes with exterior measurements of 125mm x 85mm x 50mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 2.0") with a weight of 414 grams (0.91 lbs) while the Olympus SH-1 has specifications of 109mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.7") having a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-M5 III and Olympus SH-1 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have attached at the time. Following is the front view dimensions comparison of the E-M5 III compared to the SH-1.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-M5 III and SH-1 is 80 and 88 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to imagine the difference between sensor sizes just by reading through technical specs. The picture here will provide you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-M5 III and SH-1.

As you have seen, both of those cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The E-M5 III using its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Olympus E-M5 III will resolve greater detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos much more aggressively. The younger E-M5 III should have an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.