Olympus E-M5 III vs Ricoh CX5

Lets look a little more closely at the Olympus E-M5 III and Ricoh CX5, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Ricoh. There is a sizable difference between the resolutions of the E-M5 III (20MP) and CX5 (10MP) and the E-M5 III (Four Thirds) and CX5 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-M5 III was introduced 8 years later than the CX5 and that is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-M5 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Ricoh CX5 being a Compact camera.

Before delving into a full comparison, here is a concise summation of how the E-M5 III scores vs the CX5 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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If you're going to lug around your camera often, you'll have to factor in its weight and size. The Olympus E-M5 III offers physical measurements 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 Ricoh CX5 has specifications of 102mm x 59mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") and a weight of 205 grams (0.45 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have at that time. Following is a front view measurements comparison of the E-M5 III against the CX5.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the E-M5 III and CX5 is 80 and 92 respectively.

Often, it can be tough to envision the gap between sensor measurements simply by checking a spec sheet. The graphic below may offer you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the E-M5 III and CX5.

Clearly, both cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-M5 III with its larger sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field less difficult and the Olympus E-M5 III will resolve more detail using its extra 10MP. Greater resolution can also help you crop photos way more aggressively. The newer E-M5 III is going to have an edge with regard to sensor tech.