Olympus E-M5 III vs Pentax I-10

The following is a extensive review of the Olympus E-M5 III vs Pentax I-10, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Pentax. There is a noticeable difference among the resolutions of the E-M5 III (20MP) and I-10 (12MP) and the E-M5 III (Four Thirds) and I-10 (1/2.3") come with different sensor dimensions.

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The E-M5 III was unveiled 9 years after the I-10 which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M5 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax I-10 being a Compact camera.

Before delving in to a detailed comparison, below is a brief view of how the E-M5 III matches up vs the I-10 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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If you are aiming to travel with your camera regularly, you need to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-M5 III enjoys external dimensions of 125mm x 85mm x 50mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 2.0") with a weight of 414 grams (0.91 lbs) while the Pentax I-10 has proportions of 101mm x 65mm x 28mm (4.0" x 2.6" x 1.1") and a weight of 153 grams (0.34 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are utilising during that time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the E-M5 III compared to the I-10.

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the E-M5 III and I-10 is 80 and 93 respectively.

Oftentimes, it can be difficult to imagine the gap in sensor dimensions merely by looking through a spec sheet. The image underneath should provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M5 III and I-10.

As you can see, both the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-M5 III having a larger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Olympus E-M5 III will render more detail having an extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images much more aggressively. The more modern E-M5 III should have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.