Olympus E-M5 III vs Sony HX300

Its time to look more closely at the Olympus E-M5 III and Sony HX300, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Olympus and Sony. The sensor resolution of the E-M5 III (20MP) and the HX300 (20MP) is pretty close but the E-M5 III (Four Thirds) and HX300 (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-M5 III was manufactured 6 years later than the HX300 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-M5 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony HX300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving into a detailed comparison, here is a short summation of how the E-M5 III matches up versus the HX300 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus OM-D E-M5 III & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX300. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-M5 III Gallery & Sony HX300 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M5 III comes with physical 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) while the Sony HX300 has measurements of 130mm x 103mm x 93mm (5.1" x 4.1" x 3.7") and a weight of 623 grams (1.37 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you select at the time. Following is a front view physical size comparison of the E-M5 III versus the HX300.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the E-M5 III and HX300 is 80 and 63 respectively.

Usually, it can be difficult to see the contrast in sensor measurements simply by looking through specs. The graphic below will give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M5 III and HX300.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras come with the identical MP albeit not the same sensor measurements. The E-M5 III has got the bigger sensor which will make achieving shallow depth of field easier. The fresher E-M5 III will have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.