Olympus E-M5 III vs Olympus Tough-3000

Below is a extensive review of the Olympus E-M5 III versus Olympus Tough-3000, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Waterproof and both are offered by Olympus. There is a substantial difference among the resolutions of the E-M5 III (20MP) and Tough-3000 (12MP) and the E-M5 III (Four Thirds) and Tough-3000 (1/2.3") have different sensor size.

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The E-M5 III was brought out 9 years later than the Tough-3000 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-M5 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus Tough-3000 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a brief synopsis of how the E-M5 III scores vs the Tough-3000 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus OM-D E-M5 III & Olympus Stylus Tough-3000. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M5 III Gallery & Olympus Tough-3000 Gallery.

If you are looking to lug around your camera often, you will have to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M5 III has got external dimensions 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 Tough-3000 has measurements of 96mm x 65mm x 23mm (3.8" x 2.6" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 159 grams (0.35 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are working with at the time. Below is a front view overall size comparison of the E-M5 III and the Tough-3000.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the E-M5 III and Tough-3000 is 80 and 94 respectively.

Usually, it's difficult to picture the gap in sensor measurements just by looking through technical specs. The visual underneath will provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M5 III and Tough-3000.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-M5 III because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting bokeh less difficult and the Olympus E-M5 III will result in more detail having its extra 8MP. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop pictures way more aggressively. The newer E-M5 III should have an edge in sensor tech.