Olympus E-M5 III vs Pentax K-30

Lets look more in depth at the Olympus E-M5 III vs Pentax K-30, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Advanced DSLR by companies Olympus and Pentax. There is a considerable difference among the sensor resolutions of the E-M5 III (20MP) and K-30 (16MP) and the E-M5 III (Four Thirds) and K-30 (APS-C) offer different sensor measurements.

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The E-M5 III was revealed 7 years after the K-30 which is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-M5 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax K-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the E-M5 III matches up against the K-30 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M5 III & Pentax K-30. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-M5 III Gallery & Pentax K-30 Gallery.

If you are looking to carry around your camera often, you will have to factor its weight and size. The Olympus E-M5 III has got external dimensions of 125mm x 85mm x 50mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 2.0") accompanied by a weight of 414 grams (0.91 lbs) and the Pentax K-30 has specifications of 130mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 2.8") and a weight of 650 grams (1.43 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Following is a front view size comparison of the E-M5 III and the K-30.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the E-M5 III and K-30 is 80 and 63 respectively.

Usually, it is very hard to picture the difference in sensor sizes merely by viewing a spec sheet. The picture here may give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M5 III and K-30.

Clearly, both of the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-M5 III with its smaller sensor is going to make getting bokeh tougher and the Olympus E-M5 III will result in greater detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics a bit more aggressively. The younger E-M5 III should have an edge when it comes to sensor technology.