Olympus E-M5 III vs Panasonic FS42

Lets look more in depth at the Olympus E-M5 III vs Panasonic FS42, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. There is a noticeable difference among the resolutions of the E-M5 III (20MP) and FS42 (10MP) and the E-M5 III (Four Thirds) and FS42 (1/2.5") boast totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-M5 III was launched 10 years later than the FS42 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-M5 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic FS42 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go into a more detailed comparison, here is a short introduction of how the E-M5 III matches up versus the FS42 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus OM-D E-M5 III & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS42. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-M5 III Gallery & Panasonic FS42 Gallery.

If you are intending to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to think about its weight and size. The Olympus E-M5 III offers physical measurements 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 FS42 has specifications of 98mm x 55mm x 22mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 132 grams (0.29 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you select at that time. The following is a front view dimension comparison of the E-M5 III and the FS42.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the E-M5 III and FS42 is 80 and 95 respectively.

Oftentimes, its difficult to envision the difference in sensor measurements purely by viewing technical specs. The graphic underneath might provide you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the E-M5 III and FS42.

As you have seen, each of the cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-M5 III because of its bigger sensor will make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Olympus E-M5 III will result in greater detail utilizing its extra 10MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures more aggressively. The younger E-M5 III is going to have an advantage with regard to sensor technology.