Olympus E-M5 III vs Panasonic FX78

Let's examine more closely at the Olympus E-M5 III and Panasonic FX78, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a significant gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-M5 III (20MP) and FX78 (12MP) and the E-M5 III (Four Thirds) and FX78 (1/2.3") come with different sensor sizes.

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The E-M5 III was revealed 8 years after the FX78 which is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M5 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic FX78 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight into a in depth comparison, below is a concise view of how the E-M5 III matches up versus the FX78 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M5 III and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX78. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-M5 III Gallery and Panasonic FX78 Gallery.

If you are going to carry around your camera, you should factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus E-M5 III has got 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) and the Panasonic FX78 has sizing of 100mm x 55mm x 21mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-M5 III and Panasonic FX78 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are working with at that time. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the E-M5 III against the FX78.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-M5 III and FX78 is 80 and 95 respectively.

Quite often, it is difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor sizes just by looking at specifications. The image underneath will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the E-M5 III and FX78.

To sum up, both of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-M5 III using its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Olympus E-M5 III will give you more detail because of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop photos much more aggressively. The newer E-M5 III should have a benefit in sensor tech.