Olympus E-3 vs Olympus 5010

The following is a in-depth comparison of the Olympus E-3 and Olympus 5010, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact and both of them are built by Olympus. There exists a large gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-3 (10MP) and 5010 (14MP) and the E-3 (Four Thirds) and 5010 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor size.

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The E-3 was launched 22 months earlier than the 5010 making the cameras a generation away from one another. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-3 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus 5010 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting through a thorough comparison, below is a quick summation of how the E-3 grades versus the 5010 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-3 & Olympus Stylus 5010. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-3 Gallery & Olympus 5010 Gallery.

If you're planning to travel with your camera regularly, you have to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus E-3 enjoys physical measurements of 142mm x 116mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.6" x 3.0") along with a weight of 890 grams (1.96 lbs) while the Olympus 5010 has specifications of 95mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") having a weight of 126 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing at the time. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the E-3 and the 5010.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-3 and 5010 is 56 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it can be difficult to visualise the difference in sensor dimensions merely by researching technical specs. The image here will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-3 and 5010.

As you have seen, both of these cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-3 because of its larger sensor will make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Olympus 5010 will provide you with more detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics a little more aggressively. The more aged E-3 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.