Olympus E-M5 III vs Samsung CL80

Below is a thorough review of the Olympus E-M5 III and Samsung CL80, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Ultracompact by competitors Olympus and Samsung. There exists a substantial gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-M5 III (20MP) and CL80 (14MP) and the E-M5 III (Four Thirds) and CL80 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-M5 III was released 9 years later than the CL80 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-M5 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung CL80 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go into a detailed comparison, here is a brief summation of how the E-M5 III grades against the CL80 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M5 III & Samsung CL80. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-M5 III Gallery & Samsung CL80 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to lug around your camera regularly, you should factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M5 III features outside measurements 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 Samsung CL80 has measurements of 104mm x 58mm x 20mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 160 grams (0.35 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you use at the time. Here is a front view over all size comparison of the E-M5 III versus the CL80.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-M5 III and CL80 is 80 and 95 respectively.

Quite often, it is tough to see the gap in sensor measurements just by going through a spec sheet. The graphic here will help give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-M5 III and CL80.

As you can see, both of these cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-M5 III because of its larger sensor will make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Olympus E-M5 III will show greater detail as a result of its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos way more aggressively. The newer E-M5 III is going to have a benefit when it comes to sensor tech.