Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III vs. Canon EOS R3

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In depth comparison and review of Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III and Canon EOS R3. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.

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Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III vs. Canon EOS R3 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III Canon EOS R3
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 6K - mirrorless system with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 8.36 cm 14.26 cm
Width 12.15 cm 15 cm
Depth 4.95 cm 8.72 cm
Weight 362 g 822 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 362 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 410 g
Camera body only: 822 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 1.015 kg
Body Material - Magnesium alloy, fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate
Enclosure Colour Black | Silver -
Protection - Dust-resistant, slash-resistant
Navigation - GPS/GLONASS/QZSS receiver
SENSOR Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III Canon EOS R3
Sensor Resolution 16.1 Megapixel 24.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Live MOS BSI-CMOS
Total Pixels 17,200,000 pixels 24,100,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,100,000 pixels 26,700,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Four Thirds (4/3") Full Frame (36 x 24 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
Image Stabiliser Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism) Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III Canon EOS R3
Image Processor TruePic VIII DIGIC X
LENS Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III Canon EOS R3
Lens Mounting Type Micro Four Thirds Canon RF
FOCUSING Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III Canon EOS R3
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF II
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 121 1053
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function -
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF Eye Control, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Zone AF, Animal-tracking AF, Vehicle-tracking AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function Eye Detect AF, Face Detection AF/AE
VIEWFINDER Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III Canon EOS R3
Viewfinder Type Built-in - electronic Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.5"
Viewfinder Resolution 2,360,000 pixels 5,760,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 1.23x 0.76x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +2 -4 to +2
Field of View Crop Factor 2 1.0
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III Canon EOS R3
ISO (Max) 25600 204800
Native ISO 100-6400 100-102400
Extended ISO (Max) 25600 204800
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (100-25600) ISO 50, ISO auto, ISO 204800, ISO 100-102400
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot (2.9%), partial (5.9%)
Exposure Metering Zones 324 384
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, flexible-priority AE
Bracketing Modes Art Filter bracketing, white balance bracketing Focus bracketing
Special Effects - Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard, Fine Detail
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, sunlight, tungsten light, Flash, shade, overcast, 2000K - 14000K Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K, fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type Mechanical, electronic Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/16000 sec 1/64000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing - 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
X-sync Speed 1/250sec, 1/4000 sec 1/200sec, 1/180 sec, 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV -2-20 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III Canon EOS R3
Type 3" LCD display 3.2" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 4,150,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Rotating
Display Features Colour control, display brightness control Display brightness control, anti-smudge coating
FLASH Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III Canon EOS R3
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 5.8 -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction -
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features AF illuminator -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III Canon EOS R3
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV MOV, RAW, IPB, ALL-I
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW, HEIF, RAW + HEIF
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 6000 x 3164
Audio Signal Format PCM -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Mono
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control -
MEMORY Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III Canon EOS R3
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card, CFexpress
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-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card, CFexpress
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage RAW 4608 x 3456 - 17 MB
JPEG 4608 x 3456 - 7.5 MB
JPEG 4608 x 3456 - 3.5 MB
JPEG 3200 x 2400 - 1.7 MB
JPEG 1280 x 960 - 0.4 MB
JPEG 640 x 480
6000 x 4000
3984 x 2656
2976 x 1984
2400 x 1600
3744 x 2496
2400 x 1600
5328 x 4000
3552 x 2664
2656 x 1992
2112 x 1600
6000 x 3368
3984 x 2240
2976 x 1680
2400 x 1344
4000 x 4000
2656 x 2656
1984 x 1984
1600 x 1600
Video Capture MOV - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps
MOV - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
MOV - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 24 fps
RAW - 6000 x 3164 p
4096 x 2160 p
3840 x 2160 p
1920 x 1080 p
BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III Canon EOS R3
Battery Type Olympus BLS-5 Lithium Ion Canon LP-E19 Lithium Ion
Details Olympus BLS-5 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Canon LP-E19 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 330 shots (50% with Live View)
Video recording - 1.3 hours
Photo shooting - 620 shots (Power Save LVF Shooting mode)
Photo shooting - 860 shots (Power Save LCD Shooting mode)
Photo shooting - 440 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 760 shots (LCD Monitor on)
CONNECTIONS Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III Canon EOS R3
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n HDMI, USB-C, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, QR code scanning Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer, wireless video upload to cloud server, wireless image upload to cloud server, wireless image printing
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support DPOF support, Exif Print support
Computer Connectivity - Mac, Windows
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (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)
Network (RJ-45)
FEATURES Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III Canon EOS R3
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8.6 frames per second, 4.8 frames per second 30 frames per second, 12 frames per second
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, shadow point display, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, in-camera RAW processing, high-speed recording, Dual Axis Electronic Level, GPS via mobile RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, USB charging, in-camera RAW processing, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, HDR image enhancement technology, high-speed recording, silent shooting, slow motion recording, multiple exposure capture, anti-flicker, double slot recording, Flickering Reduction function, firmware upgradable, assignable buttons, HEIF to Jpeg conversion, voice memo recording
OTHERS Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III Canon EOS R3
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, eyecup, cable protector, hot shoe cover, USB-C cable
Software - Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon Digital Photo Professional 4.15, Canon EOS Utility 3, WFT Utility, EOS Lens Registration Tool, EOS Web Service Registration Tool, Canon Camera connect app, Mobile File Transfer app
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support - Limited warranty - 1 year
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