Canon EOS 1200D vs. Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS 1200D and Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III. 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

Canon EOS 1200D vs. Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 1200D Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 9.97 cm 8.52 cm
Width 12.96 cm 12.53 cm
Depth 7.79 cm 4.97 cm
Weight 480 g 366 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 366 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 414 g
Body Material Carbon fibre/fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin -
Enclosure Colour Black Black | Silver
Protection - Splashproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant
SENSOR Canon EOS 1200D Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Sensor Resolution 18.0 Megapixel 20.4 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 18,700,000 pixels 21,800,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 18,000,000 pixels 20,400,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm) Four Thirds (4/3")
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 24 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction - Yes
Sensor Features - Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser - Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Canon EOS 1200D Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Image Processor DIGIC 4 TruePic VIII
LENS Canon EOS 1200D Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF/EF-S Micro Four Thirds
FOCUSING Canon EOS 1200D Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Auto Focus TTL phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9 121
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View
AE/AF Control Predictive AI Servo AF Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection - Eye Detect AF
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS 1200D Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Viewfinder Type Optical - eye-level pentamirror Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,360,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 95% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.8x 1.37x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -2.5 to +0.5 -4 to +2
Viewfinder Frames Autofocus frame -
Viewfinder Information Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AE lock, AF-in-focus, flash charge completion, red-eye reduction, aperture, white balance, high-speed sync indicator, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, memory card status -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.6 2
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS 1200D Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
ISO (Max) 12800 25600
Native ISO - 200-25600
Extended ISO (Min) - 64
Light Sensitivity ISO 12800, ISO 100-6400, ISO auto (100-6400) ISO 100, ISO 64, ISO auto, ISO 200-25600
Exposure Metering Evaluative, partial (10%), centre-weighted Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 63 324
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Art Filter bracketing, ISO sensitivity bracketing, Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, sports mode -
Special Effects Neutral, fisheye, soft focus, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, miniature, Toy camera, Grainy B&W 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, Nostalgia, Neo Nostalgia
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white) Fluorescent, sunlight, tungsten light, Flash, shade, overcast, Underwater, 2000K - 14000K
Shutter Type - Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 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 3 steps in 1/3, 1/2 or 2 EV steps -
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/200sec -
Exposure Range EV 1-20 (ISO 100) EV -2-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS 1200D Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 460,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control, display colour control, Touch AF
FLASH Canon EOS 1200D Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Detachable flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 9.2 12.9
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control, flash exposure bracketing
External Flash Name - Olympus FL-LM3
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 1200D Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 4096 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Linear PCM
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control
MEMORY Canon EOS 1200D Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage RAW 5184 x 3456
JPEG 5184 x 3456
JPEG 5184 x 2912
JPEG 4608 x 3456
JPEG 3456 x 2304
JPEG 3456 x 1944
JPEG 3072 x 2304
JPEG 2592 x 1728
JPEG 2592 x 1456
JPEG 2304 x 1728
JPEG 1920 x 1280
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 1696 x 1280
JPEG 720 x 480
JPEG 720 x 400
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 3456 x 3456
JPEG 2304 x 2304
JPEG 1728 x 1728
JPEG 1280 x 1280
JPEG 480 x 480
RAW 5184 x 3888
JPEG 5184 x 3888
JPEG 1024 x 768
Video Capture MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
MOV - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
MOV - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 60 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 50 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 24 fps
MOV - 4096 x 2160 p - 30 fps
MOV - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps
MOV - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
MOV - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS 1200D Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Battery Type Canon LP-E10 Lithium Ion Olympus BLS-50 Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E10 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Olympus BLS-50 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 500 shots (at 23 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Photo shooting - 410 shots (at 0 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Photo shooting - 310 shots
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 1200D Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Exif Print support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Remote control (sub-mini phone 2.5 mm)
FEATURES Canon EOS 1200D Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second 10 frames per second, 30 frames per second, 6 frames per second
Additional Features Auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, highlight tone priority, GPS ready, LCD live view mode, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, Video Snapshot mode, built-in help guide, Auto Lighting Optimizer, peripheral illumination correction, Eye-Fi Card Ready, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, noise reduction over long exposures, primary colour filter Auto power save, AE lock, AF lock, interval shooting mode, USB charging, high-speed recording, Touch Shutter technology, Focus Stacking, 50-megapixel High Resolution mode
OTHERS Canon EOS 1200D Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Included Accessories Battery pack, battery charger, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup, battery cover, power cable, camera cover Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon ImageBrowser EX -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -10 °C
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