Canon EOS 90D vs. Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Canon EOS 90D and Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III. 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.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Canon EOS 90D vs. Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 90D Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 10.48 cm 9.09 cm
Width 14.07 cm 13.41 cm
Depth 7.68 cm 6.89 cm
Weight 619 g 504 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 619 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 701 g
Camera only: 504 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 580 g
Body Material Fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin, aluminium alloy frame Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour - Black
Protection Dust-resistant, water-resistant Splashproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant
SENSOR Canon EOS 90D Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Sensor Resolution 32.5 Megapixel 20.4 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 34,400,000 pixels 21,800,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 32,500,000 pixels 20,400,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (22.3 x 14.8 mm) Four Thirds (4/3")
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 24 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser - Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors Digital level metre Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Canon EOS 90D Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Image Processor DIGIC 8 TruePic IX
LENS Canon EOS 90D Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF/EF-S Micro Four Thirds
FOCUSING Canon EOS 90D Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Auto Focus Dual Pixel CMOS AF TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 45 121
Auto Focus Features iTR focus tracking Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Subject-tracking AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF Face-priority AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection Yes Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS 90D Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism Electronic - LCD
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,360,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.95x 1.48x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -4 to +2
Viewfinder Information - Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AF-in-focus, aperture, white balance, Exposure Mode, image stabilizer, battery status, AF lock, electronic level, area AF frame, metering mode
Field of View Crop Factor 1.6 2
Features - Viewfinder brightness control, colour temperature control
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS 90D Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
ISO (Max) 51200 25600
Native ISO 100-25600 200-6400
Extended ISO (Max) 51200 25600
Extended ISO (Min) - 64
Light Sensitivity ISO 51200, ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (100-25600) ISO auto (64-6400), ISO 64-25600
Exposure Metering Evaluative, partial (6.5%), centre-weighted, spot (2%) Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, highlight spot, shadow spot
Exposure Metering Zones 216 324
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Focus bracketing, Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing Art Filter bracketing, focus bracketing, ISO sensitivity bracketing, Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, food, sports mode, candle, kids, handheld night shot, backlight correction HDR -
Special Effects Neutral, Custom Effect, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, Standard, Fine Detail, Portrait effect Sepia, Monotone, Black & White Red filter, Black & White Yellow filter, Vivid, Black & White Orange filter, soft focus, natural, Black & White Green filter, Flat, portrait, Water Colour, Diorama, Cross Process, partial colour, Grainy Film, Light Tone, Pop Art, Pale & Light Colour, pin hole, Gentle Sepia, Dramatic Tone, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Low Key, Key Line, Vintage, e-Portrait
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade Fluorescent, sunlight, tungsten light, Flash, shade, overcast, Underwater, 2000K - 14000K
Shutter Type Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/16000 sec 1/32000 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 2, 3, 5, 7 steps in 1/3, 1/2 EV steps 5 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV -2-20 (ISO 100) EV -2-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS 90D Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 1,037,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control, anti-smudge coating Display brightness control, display colour control
FLASH Canon EOS 90D Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 12 -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction -
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 90D Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Digital Video Format H.264 MJPEG, H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 4096 x 2160
Audio Signal Format AAC LC Linear PCM
Microphone Operation Mode - Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Canon EOS 90D Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Memory Card Slot SD card Dual SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage RAW 6960 x 4640
RAW 6160 x 4640
RAW 6960 x 3904
RAW 4640 x 4640
JPEG 6960 x 4640
JPEG 6160 x 4640
JPEG 6960 x 3904
JPEG 4800 x 3200
JPEG 4256 x 3200
JPEG 4800 x 2688
JPEG 3472 x 2320
JPEG 3072 x 2320
JPEG 3472 x 1952
JPEG 2400 x 1600
JPEG 2112 x 1600
JPEG 2400 x 1344
JPEG 4640 x 4640
JPEG 3200 x 3200
JPEG 2300 x 2300
JPEG 1600 x 1600
5184 x 3888
Video Capture H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 119.88 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps
4096 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 237Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps
3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
1280 x 720 p - 60 fps
1280 x 720 p - 50 fps
1280 x 720 p - 30 fps
1280 x 720 p - 25 fps
1280 x 720 p - 24 fps
AVI - 640 x 480 p - 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS 90D Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Battery Type Canon LP-E6N Lithium Ion Olympus BLH-1 Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E6N Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Olympus BLH-1 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1720 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 1300 shots (at 23 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Photo shooting - 1200 shots (at 0 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Photo shooting - 420 shots
Video recording - 85 minutes
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 90D Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1 HDMI, USB 3.0, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
Print Standard - DPOF support, Exif Print support
Computer Connectivity Mac, Windows -
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe, PC terminal
Connector Type USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
USB 3.0 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Canon EOS 90D Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 7 frames per second, 11 frames per second 10 frames per second, 15 frames per second, 60 frames per second, 18 frames per second
HDR Mode HDR Movie mode -
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, interval shooting mode, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, movie digital IS Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, sharpness control, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, shadow point display, highlight point display, in-camera film editing, contrast control, digital tele-converter, USB charging, HDR image enhancement technology, high-speed recording, Time-Lapse recording, silent shooting, GPS via mobile, Flicker detection, multiple exposure capture, Focus Stacking, 80-megapixel High Resolution mode
OTHERS Canon EOS 90D Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, neck strap Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, cable clip
Software Drivers & Utilities, Canon Digital Photo Professional 4, Canon Digital Photo Professional Express -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -10 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - parts and labour - 1 year -
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