Olympus E-M5 III vs Panasonic TS30

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Olympus E-M5 III versus Panasonic TS30, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Waterproof by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-M5 III (20MP) and TS30 (16MP) and the E-M5 III (Four Thirds) and TS30 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-M5 III was launched 4 years after the TS30 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-M5 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic TS30 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the E-M5 III matches up vs the TS30 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus OM-D E-M5 III & Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS30. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-M5 III Gallery & Panasonic TS30 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to travel with your camera often, you're going to have to take into account its weight and measurements. 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 TS30 has proportions of 104mm x 58mm x 20mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 0.8") along with a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. Underneath is the front view dimensions comparison of the E-M5 III versus the TS30.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-M5 III and TS30 is 80 and 95 respectively.

Typically, it is difficult to see the difference between sensor dimensions merely by going over specifications. The picture here might give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-M5 III and TS30.

Plainly, each of the cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-M5 III because of its bigger sensor will make shooting shallower DOF easier and the Olympus E-M5 III will deliver greater detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop pictures a little more aggressively. The more modern E-M5 III will have an advantage with regard to sensor technology.