Olympus E-3 vs Pentax WG-2 GPS

Lets take a more detailed look at the Olympus E-3 versus Pentax WG-2 GPS, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Waterproof by companies Olympus and Pentax. There exists a substantial gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-3 (10MP) and WG-2 GPS (16MP) and the E-3 (Four Thirds) and WG-2 GPS (1/2.3") possess different sensor size.

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The E-3 was unveiled 5 years earlier than the WG-2 GPS which is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-3 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Pentax WG-2 GPS being a Compact camera.

Before going through a in-depth comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the E-3 matches up against the WG-2 GPS with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-3 & Pentax Optio WG-2 GPS. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-3 Gallery & Pentax WG-2 GPS Gallery.

If you're intending to travel with your camera often, you have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-3 features outside dimensions of 142mm x 116mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.6" x 3.0") having a weight of 890 grams (1.96 lbs) while the Pentax WG-2 GPS has dimensions of 122mm x 61mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") having a weight of 198 grams (0.44 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus E-3 versus Pentax WG-2 GPS in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you use at that moment. Here is the front view scale comparison of the E-3 compared to the WG-2 GPS.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-3 and WG-2 GPS is 56 and 91 respectively.

Normally, it can be hard to visualize the gap in sensor dimensions just by researching specifications. The picture here will help provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-3 and WG-2 GPS.

Plainly, both the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-3 using its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Pentax WG-2 GPS will result in greater detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-3 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.