Olympus E-M5 III vs Pentax Q

Its time to take a deeper look at the Olympus E-M5 III vs Pentax Q, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by rivals Olympus and Pentax. There exists a noticeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-M5 III (20MP) and Q (12MP) and the E-M5 III (Four Thirds) and Q (1/2.3") feature different sensor measurements.

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The E-M5 III was launched 8 years after the Q which is quite a sizable difference 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 Pentax Q being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a quick overview of how the E-M5 III grades vs the Q with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus OM-D E-M5 III & Pentax Q. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-M5 III Gallery & Pentax Q Gallery.

When you are going to carry around your camera, you will need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-M5 III features outside 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) whilst the Pentax Q has dimensions of 98mm x 57mm x 31mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.2") with a weight of 180 grams (0.40 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus E-M5 III vs Pentax Q in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Underneath is the front view over all size comparison of the E-M5 III versus the Q.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-M5 III and Q is 80 and 93 respectively.

Quite often, it can be hard to visualize the gap between sensor sizes just by going over technical specs. The pic below will help give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M5 III and Q.

As you can tell, both cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-M5 III because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF easier and the Olympus E-M5 III will deliver more detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop photographs much more aggressively. The newer E-M5 III should have an advantage in sensor technology.