Nikon D70 vs Olympus E-3

Let's examine more closely at the Nikon D70 vs Olympus E-3, both Advanced DSLR digital cameras by companies Nikon and Olympus. There is a substantial difference between the sensor resolutions of the D70 (6MP) and E-3 (10MP) and the D70 (APS-C) and E-3 (Four Thirds) use totally different sensor measurements.

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The D70 was introduced 4 years earlier than the E-3 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with the identical body type (Mid-size SLR).

Before going through a detailed comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the D70 matches up versus the E-3 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Nikon D70 & Olympus E-3. The whole galleries are provided at Nikon D70 Gallery & Olympus E-3 Gallery.

If you are aiming to carry your camera often, you will have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Nikon D70 provides physical dimensions of 140mm x 111mm x 78mm (5.5" x 4.4" x 3.1") and a weight of 679 grams (1.50 lbs) whilst the Olympus E-3 has measurements of 142mm x 116mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.6" x 3.0") having a weight of 890 grams (1.96 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. The following is the front view over all size comparison of the D70 against the E-3.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the D70 and E-3 is 61 and 56 respectively.

In many cases, it is hard to visualise the contrast between sensor sizing simply by going over specifications. The visual here may give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the D70 and E-3.

Plainly, both the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The D70 using its bigger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Olympus E-3 will offer you more detail using its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures much more aggressively. The older D70 is going to be behind in sensor tech.