Olympus E-M5 III vs Panasonic ZS8

Below is a thorough analysis of the Olympus E-M5 III versus Panasonic ZS8, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There is a large difference between the image resolutions of the E-M5 III (20MP) and ZS8 (14MP) and the E-M5 III (Four Thirds) and ZS8 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-M5 III was unveiled 8 years later than the ZS8 and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-M5 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic ZS8 being a Compact camera.

Before going through a step-by-step comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the E-M5 III scores against the ZS8 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor its weight and measurements. 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) whilst the Panasonic ZS8 has proportions of 105mm x 58mm x 33mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.3") along with a weight of 210 grams (0.46 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you choose at that moment. Here is the front view measurements comparison of the E-M5 III against the ZS8.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the E-M5 III and ZS8 is 80 and 92 respectively.

Generally, its hard to envision the gap between sensor measurements just by looking at specs. The visual here will help give you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-M5 III and ZS8.

All in all, the two cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-M5 III with its bigger sensor will make shooting bokeh simpler and the Olympus E-M5 III will give you extra detail having an extra 6MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop shots far more aggressively. The newer E-M5 III is going to have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.