Olympus E-M5 III vs Sony WX10

Below is a extensive assessment of the Olympus E-M5 III vs Sony WX10, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the E-M5 III (20MP) and WX10 (16MP) and the E-M5 III (Four Thirds) and WX10 (1/2.3") offer different sensor size.

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The E-M5 III was announced 8 years later than the WX10 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-M5 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX10 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a short summation of how the E-M5 III grades vs the WX10 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus OM-D E-M5 III & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX10. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-M5 III Gallery & Sony WX10 Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera often, you need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-M5 III enjoys outside measurements of 125mm x 85mm x 50mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 2.0") having a weight of 414 grams (0.91 lbs) while the Sony WX10 has dimensions of 95mm x 54mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.9") along with a weight of 161 grams (0.35 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have attached during that time. The following is a front view measurements comparison of the E-M5 III against the WX10.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-M5 III and WX10 is 80 and 95 respectively.

More often than not, it's tough to visualize the difference between sensor measurements merely by reviewing specifications. The visual here will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the E-M5 III and WX10.

Plainly, both cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-M5 III using its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Olympus E-M5 III will deliver greater detail with its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images more aggressively. The fresher E-M5 III should have an edge in sensor tech.