Olympus E-M5 III vs Panasonic ZS200

Below is a extensive assessment of the Olympus E-M5 III and Panasonic ZS200, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Panasonic. The image resolution of the E-M5 III (20MP) and the ZS200 (20MP) is relatively well matched but the E-M5 III (Four Thirds) and ZS200 (1") provide different sensor dimensions.

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The E-M5 III was unveiled 21 months later than the ZS200 which makes them a generation apart from each other. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-M5 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic ZS200 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting into a detailed comparison, here is a quick view of how the E-M5 III scores vs the ZS200 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus OM-D E-M5 III & Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-M5 III Gallery & Panasonic ZS200 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera often, you'll have to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus E-M5 III comes with external dimensions of 125mm x 85mm x 50mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 2.0") along with a weight of 414 grams (0.91 lbs) while the Panasonic ZS200 has sizing of 111mm x 66mm x 45mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.8") and a weight of 340 grams (0.75 lbs).

Examine the Olympus E-M5 III and Panasonic ZS200 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. The following is a front view overall size comparison of the E-M5 III and the ZS200.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the E-M5 III and ZS200 is 80 and 86 respectively.

In many cases, it is very hard to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements just by looking at specs. The photograph here will help give you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M5 III and ZS200.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras come with the identical MP albeit different sensor measurements. The E-M5 III uses the bigger sensor which will make getting shallow DOF less difficult. The newer E-M5 III should have an edge with regard to sensor innovation.