Canon EOS 1D X Mark III vs. Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake

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Detailed comparison and review of Canon EOS 1D X Mark III and Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare design, sensors, proximity characteristics, memory capacities, but also other key features of both cameras and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the camera that best fits your needs and expectations.

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Canon EOS 1D X Mark III vs. Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 1D X Mark III Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Product Type Digital camera - 5.5K - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake lens
Height 16.76 cm 6.8 cm
Width 15.8 cm 11.71 cm
Depth 8.26 cm 3.9 cm
Weight 1.25 kg 332 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 1.25 kg
Camera with battery and memory card: 1.44 kg
Camera body only: 332 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 380 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy -
Enclosure Colour - Brown | White
Protection Weatherproof, dust-resistant -
Optical Zoom - 3x
Navigation GPS receiver -
SENSOR Canon EOS 1D X Mark III Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Sensor Resolution 20.1 Megapixel 16.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 21,400,000 pixels 17,200,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,100,000 pixels 16,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (36 x 24 mm) Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 60 fps 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Self Cleaning Sensor Unit, High Detail Low Pass Filter Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser - Optical (3-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
PROCESSOR Canon EOS 1D X Mark III Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Image Processor DIGIC X TruePic VIII
LENS Canon EOS 1D X Mark III Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Type - Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 14 - 42 mm - f/3.5-5.6 ED EZ
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 28 - 84mm
Focus Adjustment - Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 20 cm
Max View Angle - 75 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment - Manual (by ring)
Lens Construction - 7 groups / 8 elements
Filter Size - 37 mm
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF Micro Four Thirds
Features - ED glass, aspherical lens, Zoom Maximum Speed Adjustment, MSC technology, Super HR (High Refractive) index lens, Lens Barrel Retraction Function
FOCUSING Canon EOS 1D X Mark III Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Auto Focus Dual Pixel CMOS AF TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 191 121
Auto Focus Features Deep Learning technology Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Eye detection AF, Zone AF, AI Servo AF, Head Detection AF, Large Zone AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF
Face Detection - Yes
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS 1D X Mark III Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.76x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.0 2
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS 1D X Mark III Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
ISO (Max) 819200 25600
Native ISO 100-102400 100-6400
Extended ISO (Max) 204800 (H1), 409600 (H2), 819200 (H3) 25600
Extended ISO (Min) 50 -
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO auto, ISO 100-102400, ISO 819200 ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (100-25600)
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot (1.5%), partial (6.2%) Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, highlight spot, shadow spot
Exposure Metering Zones 216 324
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Special Effects - Soft focus, Water Colour, Diorama, Cross Process, partial colour, Grainy Film, Light Tone, Pop Art, Pale & Light Colour, pin hole, Gentle Sepia, Dramatic Tone, Bleach Bypass, Key Line, Vintage, Instant Film
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white) 2000K - 14000K
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/16000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps -
X-sync Speed 1/250sec -
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) EV -2-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS 1D X Mark III Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Type 3.2" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 2,100,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control, display colour control
FLASH Canon EOS 1D X Mark III Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Camera Flash - Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) - 5.4
Flash Modes - Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction - Yes
Features - Flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 1D X Mark III Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Digital Video Format H.264, RAW, H.265 H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW, HEIF JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 5472 x 2886 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - PCM, WAV
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control
MEMORY Canon EOS 1D X Mark III Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Memory Card Slot Dual CFexpress SD card
Supported Memory Cards CFexpress SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card 64 GB CFexpress 64 GB SDXC
Memory Card Included Yes Yes
Image Storage 5472 x 3648
4368 x 2912
3648 x 2432
2736 x 1824
RAW 4608 x 3456
JPEG 4608 x 3456
JPEG 3200 x 2400
JPEG 1280 x 960
Video Capture RAW - 5472 x 2286
4096 x 2160
3840 x 2160
1920 x 1080
MOV - 3840 x 2160 p
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p
MOV - 1280 x 720 p
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS 1D X Mark III Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Battery Type Canon LP-E19 Lithium Ion Olympus BLS-50 Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E19 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Olympus BLS-50 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 2850 shots (at 23 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 2360 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 610 shots (at 23 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 530 shots (at 0 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 350 shots
Video recording - 140 minutes
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 1D X Mark III Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Interface USB 3.1, Wireless LAN, Bluetooth HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, QR code scanning
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support Exif Print support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 3.1 Gen 2 (USB Type-C)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Canon EOS 1D X Mark III Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 2sec, 12sec, 1 - 30 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 16 frames per second 6.1 frames per second, 8.6 frames per second, 4.8 frames per second, 14.1 frames per second
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Additional Features Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, in-camera RAW processing Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, Full-time Live View
OTHERS Canon EOS 1D X Mark III Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Included Accessories Body cap, neck strap, eyecup, interface cable, cable protector, dual battery charger Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, carrying bag
Max Operating Temperature 45 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - 2 years Limited warranty - 2 years
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