Olympus E-3 vs Olympus 6010

The following is a comprehensive assessment of the Olympus E-3 and Olympus 6010, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Waterproof and both are produced by Olympus. The image resolution of the E-3 (10MP) and the 6010 (12MP) is fairly comparable but the E-3 (Four Thirds) and 6010 (1/2.3") have different sensor dimensions.

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The E-3 was announced 17 months prior to the 6010 making them a generation away from one another. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-3 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus 6010 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the E-3 matches up vs the 6010 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-3 & Olympus Stylus Tough 6010. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-3 Gallery & Olympus 6010 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to travel with your camera regularly, you will have to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-3 features external measurements of 142mm x 116mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.6" x 3.0") with a weight of 890 grams (1.96 lbs) whilst the Olympus 6010 has proportions of 95mm x 63mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.5" x 0.9") along with a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing during that time. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the E-3 and the 6010.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-3 and 6010 is 56 and 94 respectively.

Quite often, it's tough to imagine the gap in sensor dimensions simply by going through a spec sheet. The pic below may provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the E-3 and 6010.

Clearly, both the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-3 using its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Olympus 6010 will show greater detail with its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop photos a bit more aggressively. The more aged E-3 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.