Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III vs Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II

In this comparison, we will evaluate the Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III and the Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II, highlighting the advantages of each over the other, discussing their pros and cons, shared strengths and weaknesses, and providing a rating based on their available features and specifications to assist you in choosing the one that best suits your needs.

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III was introduced in October 2019 and Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II was introduced in August 2015. Let us first list highlights of the models.

Now that we've looked at the most essential specifications and gained a basic understanding of these cameras, we can delve into more details and see the differences between them.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III over Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II over Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III.

We already listed pros and cons of each model. However, you may also find useful to look at their common strengths and weaknesses shown side-by-side.

Screen

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III and Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II have 3.0" screens with 1,040k dot resolution. Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III has a Fully Articulated screen which makes it selfie and vlogger friendly and generally very useful for video shooting. Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II has a Tilting screen which makes it very useful for photography purposes but not so useful for video shooting. Both models feature touchscreen which has advantages such as easy menu navigation, intuitive controls, quick setting adjustment and most importantly a Touch-to-Focus functionality allowing users to select a specific point on the screen where they want the camera to focus. This feature can be helpful for achieving precise focus in both photo and video recording.

Viewfinder

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III has a built-in Electronic (OLED) viewfinder with 2,360k dot resolution and Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II has a built-in Electronic viewfinder with 2,360k dot resolution. They both have 100% coverage.

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III features a 20.4 megapixel Micro Four Thirds MOS sensor with dimensions of 17.4 x 13 mm and a total area of 226.2 mm². Its native ISO range is 200 - 25,600 and expands to 64 - 25,600 in boosted mode. Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II features a 16.1 megapixel Micro Four Thirds CMOS sensor with dimensions of 17.3 x 13 mm and a total area of 169 mm². Its native ISO range is 200 - 25,600 and expands to 100 - 25,600 in boosted mode.

Here is a sensor size comparison chart where you can see how different sensors compare with each other:

Sensor size chart

	Sensor	Dimensions	Area	Aspect Ratio	Crop Factor
	Medium Format	44 x 33 mm	1452 mm2	4:3	0.79x
	Full Frame	36 x 24 mm	864 mm2	3:2	1x
	APS-H	27 x 18 mm	486 mm2	3:2	1.3x
	APS-C	23.6 x 15.6 mm	368.2 mm2	3:2	1.5x
	APS-C (Canon)	22.3 x 14.9 mm	332.3 mm2	3:2	1.6x
	Micro Four Thirds	17.4 x 13 mm	226.2 mm2	4:3	2x
	1-inch	13.2 x 8.8 mm	116.2 mm2	3:2	2.7x
	1/1.7-inch	7.44 x 5.58 mm	41.5 mm2	4:3	4.7x
	1/2.3-inch	6.17 x 4.55 mm	28.1 mm2	4:3	5.6x

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III is equipped with TruePic VIII processor and can take pictures up to 5184 x 3888 resolution. Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II is equipped with TruePic VII processor and can take pictures up to 4608 x 3456 resolution.

Lens Mount

Cameras have Micro Four Thirds lens mount. Due to their Micro Four Thirds sensor their crop factor (also called lens multiplier) is equal to 2x. This means that a 35mm equivalent focal length of the mounted lens will be equal to its actual focal length times 2.

In-Body Image Stabilization

The cameras have a built-in 5-Axis Sensor Shift in-body image stabilization (IBIS) (6.5 stops of compensation in Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III). This means that you are still getting vibration reduction when cameras are paired with non-image stabilizied lenses. It also works with lenses with optical image stabilization and in combination can achieve even better compensation.

Built-in Wi-Fi

Cameras have built-in Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n 2.4 GHz on Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III, 802.11b/g/n 2.4 GHz on Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II) which allows to easily transfer photos and videos from the camera to other Wi-Fi-enabled devices, such as smartphones, tablets, printers, or computers. This eliminates the need for cables and allows for quick and convenient media sharing and social media integration. It gives you the ability to control your camera remotely using a smartphone or tablet. This is particularly useful for taking self-portraits, group shots, or capturing images in challenging conditions without having to touch the camera. Firmware updates can also be downloaded and installed wirelessly.
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Bluetooth on Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III has a built-in Bluetooth which lets you to connect the camera to a smartphone or a dedicated remote control device. This allows you to remotely trigger the camera, adjust settings and controls remotely through a paired mobile app. While Wi-Fi is generally faster for transferring larger files, Bluetooth can be used for small, selective transfers, it can provide real-time information about your camera's battery status, memory card capacity, and other key settings directly on your paired smartphone or smartwatch.
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USB Inputs and HDMI Outputs

Both models have USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) inputs for data transfer. Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III has a Micro HDMI and Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II has a Micro HDMI connector for video signal output.

Battery

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III and Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II come with BLS-50 battery pack with battery life of 310 shots on Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III and with battery life of 320 shots on Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II.

External Storage Slots

Cameras have a single SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-II) card slot.

Shutter

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III has Electronic shutter and Mechanical Focal Plane shutter. Shutter speed can go up to 1/32000 sec with electronic shutter and up to 1/8000 sec with mechanical shutter on Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III, and up to 1/16000 sec with electronic shutter and up to 1/4000 sec with mechanical shutter on Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II. Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III can shoot continuously up to 30.0 fps with electronic shutter and up to 10.0 fps with mechanical shutter. Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II can shoot continuously up to 8.0 fps.

Exposure

Both cameras' exposure metering ranges from -2 to +20 EV and you can set the exposure compensation within the ±5 EV range. You can also do exposure lock, exposure bracketing and manual exposure adjustment on Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III and exposure bracketing and manual exposure adjustment on Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II.

Flash

Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II has a built-in flash with maximum range of 5.80 m at ISO 100 and also accepts external flash which can be connected via Hot Shoe. Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III has no built-in flash but an external flash may be connected via Hot Shoe. The fastest flash synchronization speed is 1/250 sec on both cameras.

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III body has dimensions of 125 x 85 x 50 mm (4.92 x 3.35 x 1.97") and Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II body has dimensions of 120 x 83 x 47 mm (4.72 x 3.27 x 1.85"). Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III weighs 414 g (0.91 lb / 14.60 oz) and Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II weighs 390 g (0.86 lb / 13.76 oz).

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III

Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II

125 mm

85 mm

120 mm

83 mm

85 mm

83 mm

50 mm

47 mm