Olympus E-M5 III vs Sony G3

Let's look closer at the Olympus E-M5 III vs Sony G3, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the image resolutions of the E-M5 III (20MP) and G3 (10MP) and the E-M5 III (Four Thirds) and G3 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The E-M5 III was announced 10 years after the G3 which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M5 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony G3 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a concise synopsis of how the E-M5 III scores vs the G3 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus OM-D E-M5 III & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-G3. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-M5 III Gallery & Sony G3 Gallery.

For those who are going to travel with your camera, you'll need to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M5 III has got 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) while the Sony G3 has measurements of 97mm x 59mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.9") and a weight of 185 grams (0.41 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are working with at that moment. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the E-M5 III against the G3.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-M5 III and G3 is 80 and 94 respectively.

Typically, it is very tough to picture the contrast in sensor dimensions just by viewing specifications. The pic below will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-M5 III and G3.

To sum up, both of those cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-M5 III using its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF simpler and the Olympus E-M5 III will result in more detail with its extra 10MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The fresher E-M5 III provides a benefit in sensor technology.