Olympus E-3 vs Pentax K110D

Following is a comprehensive assessment of the Olympus E-3 vs Pentax K110D, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Olympus and Pentax. There is a noticeable difference among the resolutions of the E-3 (10MP) and K110D (6MP) and the E-3 (Four Thirds) and K110D (APS-C) use different sensor measurements.

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The E-3 was revealed 22 months after the K110D making the cameras a generation away from each other. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-3 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Pentax K110D being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a simple summation of how the E-3 matches up against the K110D in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-3 & Pentax K110D. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-3 Gallery & Pentax K110D Gallery.

In case you're going to carry around your camera often, you're going to have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-3 comes with outside dimensions of 142mm x 116mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.6" x 3.0") and a weight of 890 grams (1.96 lbs) whilst the Pentax K110D has dimensions of 129mm x 93mm x 70mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.8") having a weight of 585 grams (1.29 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are employing at the time. Following is the front view proportions comparison of the E-3 and the K110D.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the E-3 and K110D is 56 and 67 respectively.

Generally, it's tough to visualize the contrast in sensor sizes purely by checking out technical specs. The pic underneath might offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-3 and K110D.

As you can tell, both the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-3 with its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF more challenging and the Olympus E-3 will provide more detail because of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The newer E-3 provides an advantage in sensor technology.