Nikon D800 vs Olympus E-3

Let's look a bit more closely at the Nikon D800 vs Olympus E-3, both Advanced DSLR digital cameras by companies Nikon and Olympus. There is a considerable difference between the resolutions of the D800 (36MP) and E-3 (10MP) and the D800 (Full frame) and E-3 (Four Thirds) offer different sensor sizes.

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The D800 was manufactured 4 years after the E-3 which is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras feature the same body design (Mid-size SLR).

Before going into a detailed comparison, here is a concise highlight of how the D800 matches up versus the E-3 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Nikon D800 & Olympus E-3. The entire galleries are available at Nikon D800 Gallery & Olympus E-3 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to travel with your camera often, you have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Nikon D800 comes with outside dimensions of 146mm x 123mm x 82mm (5.7" x 4.8" x 3.2") with a weight of 900 grams (1.98 lbs) and the Olympus E-3 has proportions 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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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have chosen at that time. Below is a front view size comparison of the D800 and the E-3.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the D800 and E-3 is 54 and 56 respectively.

Generally, its hard to picture the contrast between sensor dimensions purely by reading through technical specs. The pic here should provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the D800 and E-3.

As you can tell, both of those cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The D800 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Nikon D800 will give more detail due to its extra 26MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures way more aggressively. The newer D800 should have an edge when it comes to sensor tech.