Olympus E-M5 III vs Sony H55

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Olympus E-M5 III vs Sony H55, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a huge gap among the resolutions of the E-M5 III (20MP) and H55 (14MP) and the E-M5 III (Four Thirds) and H55 (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-M5 III was unveiled 9 years after the H55 which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera 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 Sony H55 being a Compact camera.

Before going through a detailed comparison, below is a simple summary of how the E-M5 III scores versus the H55 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M5 III and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-M5 III Gallery and Sony H55 Gallery.

When you are planning to travel with your camera regularly, you'll need to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus E-M5 III provides external measurements of 125mm x 85mm x 50mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 2.0") and a weight of 414 grams (0.91 lbs) and the Sony H55 has sizing of 103mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") having a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-M5 III vs Sony H55 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are utilising at that moment. The following is the front view over all size comparison of the E-M5 III compared to the H55.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-M5 III and H55 is 80 and 92 respectively.

Sometimes, its tough to see the difference in sensor dimensions merely by going through a spec sheet. The image here should give you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-M5 III and H55.

As you can see, both the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-M5 III having a larger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF easier and the Olympus E-M5 III will show greater detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The younger E-M5 III will have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.