Olympus E-M5 III vs Sony T90

Its time to look more closely at the Olympus E-M5 III vs Sony T90, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Ultracompact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the image resolutions of the E-M5 III (20MP) and T90 (12MP) and the E-M5 III (Four Thirds) and T90 (1/2.3") come with different sensor size.

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The E-M5 III was revealed 10 years later than the T90 and that is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-M5 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony T90 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going through a thorough comparison, below is a simple view of how the E-M5 III scores versus the T90 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M5 III and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M5 III Gallery and Sony T90 Gallery.

When you are planning to lug around your camera regularly, you need to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus E-M5 III enjoys outside dimensions 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 Sony T90 has sizing of 94mm x 57mm x 15mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.6") accompanied by a weight of 148 grams (0.33 lbs).

See the Olympus E-M5 III vs Sony T90 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you use at that moment. Underneath is the front view dimension comparison of the E-M5 III vs the T90.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-M5 III and T90 is 80 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it's tough to imagine the difference between sensor measurements simply by reading through technical specs. The visual here will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M5 III and T90.

As you have seen, each of the cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-M5 III with its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF easier and the Olympus E-M5 III will resolve more detail because of its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will allow you to crop pics a little more aggressively. The younger E-M5 III provides an edge in sensor technology.