Olympus E-3 vs Panasonic LS5

Lets look more closely at the Olympus E-3 versus Panasonic LS5, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the E-3 (10MP) and LS5 (14MP) and the E-3 (Four Thirds) and LS5 (1/2.3") have different sensor dimensions.

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The E-3 was unveiled 4 years earlier than the LS5 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-3 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Panasonic LS5 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a detailed comparison, here is a quick summary of how the E-3 matches up vs the LS5 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-3 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS5. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-3 Gallery & Panasonic LS5 Gallery.

If you are planning to travel with your camera regularly, you should take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-3 has outer dimensions of 142mm x 116mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.6" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 890 grams (1.96 lbs) while the Panasonic LS5 has measurements of 97mm x 62mm x 27mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 1.1") having a weight of 126 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are using at that moment. Following is a front view measurement comparison of the E-3 compared to the LS5.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-3 and LS5 is 56 and 94 respectively.

Typically, its hard to picture the contrast in sensor dimensions merely by checking out a spec sheet. The image underneath might provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-3 and LS5.

Clearly, both the cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-3 with its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Panasonic LS5 will show more detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop shots more aggressively. The more aged E-3 will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.