Olympus E-M5 III vs Panasonic FH10

Below is a extended review of the Olympus E-M5 III vs Panasonic FH10, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-M5 III (20MP) and FH10 (16MP) and the E-M5 III (Four Thirds) and FH10 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-M5 III was released 6 years later than the FH10 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-M5 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic FH10 being a Compact camera.

Before we go right into a in-depth comparison, here is a brief overview of how the E-M5 III matches up vs the FH10 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus OM-D E-M5 III & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH10. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M5 III Gallery & Panasonic FH10 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera, you're going to have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-M5 III offers outside measurements of 125mm x 85mm x 50mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 2.0") and a weight of 414 grams (0.91 lbs) whilst the Panasonic FH10 has proportions of 94mm x 54mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") having a weight of 103 grams (0.23 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you choose during that time. The following is a front view overall size comparison of the E-M5 III vs the FH10.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-M5 III and FH10 is 80 and 97 respectively.

Normally, it is hard to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements just by going over technical specs. The graphic here may give you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the E-M5 III and FH10.

As you have seen, both of the cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-M5 III featuring a larger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Olympus E-M5 III will offer you more detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos more aggressively. The younger E-M5 III will have an advantage in sensor technology.