Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III vs. Panasonic Lumix G DC-G9

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In depth comparison and review of Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III and Panasonic Lumix G DC-G9. 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.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III vs. Panasonic Lumix G DC-G9 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III Panasonic Lumix G DC-G9
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 8.36 cm 9.73 cm
Width 12.15 cm 13.69 cm
Depth 4.95 cm 9.16 cm
Weight 362 g 586 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 362 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 410 g
Camera body only: 586 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 658 g
Enclosure Colour Black | Silver Black
Protection - Splashproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant
SENSOR Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III Panasonic Lumix G DC-G9
Sensor Resolution 16.1 Megapixel 20.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Live MOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 17,200,000 pixels 21,770,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,100,000 pixels 20,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Four Thirds (4/3") Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism) Optical (5-Axis Dual I.S. 2.0)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors Digital level metre Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III Panasonic Lumix G DC-G9
Image Processor TruePic VIII -
LENS Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III Panasonic Lumix G DC-G9
Lens Mounting Type Micro Four Thirds Micro Four Thirds
FOCUSING Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III Panasonic Lumix G DC-G9
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 121 225
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function Focus Peaking function, Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF, Pinpoint AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III Panasonic Lumix G DC-G9
Viewfinder Type Built-in - electronic Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Resolution 2,360,000 pixels 3,680,000 pixels (1280 x 960 x 3)
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 1.23x 0.83x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +2 -4 to +3
Field of View Crop Factor 2 2
Features - Auto eye sensor, magnification ratio control
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III Panasonic Lumix G DC-G9
ISO (Max) 25600 25600
Native ISO 100-6400 200-25600
Extended ISO (Max) 25600 -
Light Sensitivity ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (100-25600) ISO auto, ISO 100-25600
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 324 1728
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Art Filter bracketing, white balance bracketing Focus bracketing, white balance bracketing, aperture bracketing
Special Effects - Sepia, Vivid, soft focus, natural, monochrome, portrait, miniature, Cross Process, Retro, Expressive, high dynamic, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Low Key, Scenery, Toy effect, Star Filter, Impressive Art, One Point Colour, Dynamic Monochrome, Sunshine, Old Days, Toy Pop, Fantasy, Rough Monochrome, Silky Monochrome, Standard, Cine Effect
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, sunlight, tungsten light, Flash, shade, overcast, 2000K - 14000K Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps)
Shutter Type Mechanical, electronic Mechanical
Max Shutter Speed 1/16000 sec 1/32000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 sec 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing - 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/250sec, 1/4000 sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV -2-20 (ISO 100) EV 0-18 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III Panasonic Lumix G DC-G9
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Rotating
Display Features Colour control, display brightness control Display brightness control, display colour control, display contrast control, display saturation control, Touch AF
FLASH Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III Panasonic Lumix G DC-G9
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 Panasonic Lumix G DC-G9
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV AVCHD, H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format PCM Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM, AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III Panasonic Lumix G DC-G9
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 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
5184 x 3888
5184 x 3456
5184 x 2920
3712 x 2784
3712 x 2480
3840 x 2160
2624 x 1968
2624 x 1752
1920 x 1080
3888 x 3888
2784 x 2784
1968 x 1968
4992 x 3744 - 6K PHOTO
5184 x 3456 - 6K PHOTO
3328 x 2496 - 4K PHOTO
3504 x 2336 - 4K PHOTO
3840 x 2160 - 4K PHOTO
2880 x 2880 - 4K PHOTO
7296 x 5472 - High Resolution Mode
7296 x 4864 - High Resolution Mode
7296 x 4104 - High Resolution Mode
10368 x 7776 - High Resolution Mode
10368 x 6912 - High Resolution Mode
10368 x 5832 - High Resolution Mode
7776 x7776 - High Resolution Mode
5472 x 5472 - High Resolution Mode
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
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 59.94 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 59.94 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps - 24Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps - 150Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps - 100Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III Panasonic Lumix G DC-G9
Battery Type Olympus BLS-5 Lithium Ion Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details Olympus BLS-5 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1860 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 330 shots (50% with Live View)
Video recording - 1.3 hours
Photo shooting - 400 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 380 shots (EVF on)
CONNECTIONS Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III Panasonic Lumix G DC-G9
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n HDMI, USB 3.0, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, QR code scanning -
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Direct print, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe, PC terminal
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
USB 3.0
HDMI output (19 pin HDMI Type A)
Microphone (mini-phone 3.5mm)
Remote control (sub-mini phone 2.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III Panasonic Lumix G DC-G9
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8.6 frames per second, 4.8 frames per second 2 frames per second, 9 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 12 frames per second, 7 frames per second, 60 frames per second, 30 frames per second (4K), 60 frames per second (6K), 30 frames per second (6K)
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 Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, highlight point display, USB charging, in-camera RAW processing, text stamp, high-speed recording, Time-Lapse recording, Light Speed AF, slow motion recording, Focus Stacking, Post Focus function, 80-megapixel High Resolution mode
OTHERS Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III Panasonic Lumix G DC-G9
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, sync terminal cover, hot shoe cap
Software - Panasonic PHOTOfunSTUDIO 10.0 Premium Edition
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -10 °C
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