Olympus E-M5 III vs Sony TX100V

Let's look more closely at the Olympus E-M5 III and Sony TX100V, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference between the image resolutions of the E-M5 III (20MP) and TX100V (16MP) and the E-M5 III (Four Thirds) and TX100V (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-M5 III was launched 8 years later than the TX100V and that is quite a serious difference as far as 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 TX100V being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go into a detailed comparison, here is a short overview of how the E-M5 III scores against the TX100V with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M5 III & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX100V. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-M5 III Gallery & Sony TX100V Gallery.

When you are aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you will want to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M5 III provides outside dimensions of 125mm x 85mm x 50mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 2.0") along with a weight of 414 grams (0.91 lbs) whilst the Sony TX100V has measurements of 97mm x 59mm x 18mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.7") with a weight of 147 grams (0.32 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-M5 III and Sony TX100V in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are employing at the time. Here is a front view scale comparison of the E-M5 III compared to the TX100V.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the E-M5 III and TX100V is 80 and 95 respectively.

Generally, its difficult to envision the difference between sensor measurements merely by reviewing specifications. The graphic here should provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M5 III and TX100V.

To sum up, both cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-M5 III featuring a larger sensor will make shooting shallower DOF less difficult and the Olympus E-M5 III will offer more detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also help you crop photos way more aggressively. The younger E-M5 III will have a benefit with regard to sensor technology.