Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III vs. Canon EOS 1D X Mark III

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III and Canon EOS 1D X Mark III. Compare design, sensors, zoom functions, batteries and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect digital camera. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the camera that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III vs. Canon EOS 1D X Mark III Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 5.5K - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 9.09 cm 16.76 cm
Width 13.41 cm 15.8 cm
Depth 6.89 cm 8.26 cm
Weight 504 g 1.25 kg
Weight Details Camera only: 504 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 580 g
Camera body only: 1.25 kg
Camera with battery and memory card: 1.44 kg
Body Material Magnesium alloy Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Black -
Protection Splashproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant Weatherproof, dust-resistant
Navigation - GPS receiver
SENSOR Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Sensor Resolution 20.4 Megapixel 20.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Live MOS CMOS
Total Pixels 21,800,000 pixels 21,400,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,400,000 pixels 20,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Four Thirds (4/3") Full Frame (36 x 24 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 24 fps 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) Self Cleaning Sensor Unit, High Detail Low Pass Filter
Image Stabiliser Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism) -
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Image Processor TruePic IX DIGIC X
LENS Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Lens Mounting Type Micro Four Thirds Canon EF
FOCUSING Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 121 191
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function Deep Learning technology
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Eye detection AF Face-priority AF, Eye detection AF, Zone AF, AI Servo AF, Head Detection AF, Large Zone AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function -
VIEWFINDER Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Viewfinder Type Electronic - LCD Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour -
Viewfinder Resolution 2,360,000 pixels -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 1.48x 0.76x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +2 -3 to +1
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 2 1.0
Features Viewfinder brightness control, colour temperature control -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
ISO (Max) 25600 819200
Native ISO 200-6400 100-102400
Extended ISO (Max) 25600 204800 (H1), 409600 (H2), 819200 (H3)
Extended ISO (Min) 64 50
Light Sensitivity ISO auto (64-6400), ISO 64-25600 ISO 50, ISO auto, ISO 100-102400, ISO 819200
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, highlight spot, shadow spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot (1.5%), partial (6.2%)
Exposure Metering Zones 324 216
Exposure Modes Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash
Bracketing Modes Art Filter bracketing, focus bracketing, ISO sensitivity bracketing, Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing -
Special Effects 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, sunlight, tungsten light, Flash, shade, overcast, Underwater, 2000K - 14000K Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type Mechanical, electronic Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/32000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 5 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV -2-20 (ISO 100) EV 0-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Type 3" LCD display 3.2" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 1,037,000 pixels 2,100,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control Display brightness control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Digital Video Format MJPEG, H.264 H.264, RAW, H.265
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW, HEIF
Max Video Resolution 4096 x 2160 5472 x 2886
Audio Signal Format Linear PCM -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Mono
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction -
MEMORY Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Memory Card Slot Dual SD card Dual CFexpress
Supported Memory Cards 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 CFexpress
Memory Card - 64 GB CFexpress
Memory Card Included No Yes
Image Storage 5184 x 3888 5472 x 3648
4368 x 2912
3648 x 2432
2736 x 1824
Video Capture 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
RAW - 5472 x 2286
4096 x 2160
3840 x 2160
1920 x 1080
BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Battery Type Olympus BLH-1 Lithium Ion Canon LP-E19 Lithium Ion
Details Olympus BLH-1 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1720 mAh (included) Canon LP-E19 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 420 shots
Video recording - 85 minutes
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))
CONNECTIONS Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Interface HDMI, USB 3.0, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2 USB 3.1, Wireless LAN, Bluetooth
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view -
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support DPOF support, Exif Print support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal
Connector Type 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)
USB 3.1 Gen 2 (USB Type-C)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 10 frames per second, 15 frames per second, 60 frames per second, 18 frames per second 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 16 frames per second
Additional Features 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 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
OTHERS Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, cable clip Body cap, neck strap, eyecup, interface cable, cable protector, dual battery charger
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 45 °C
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C 0 °C
Service & Support - Limited warranty - 2 years
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