Olympus E-3 vs Samsung DV300F

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Olympus E-3 and Samsung DV300F, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Samsung. There exists a considerable gap among the image resolutions of the E-3 (10MP) and DV300F (16MP) and the E-3 (Four Thirds) and DV300F (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor size.

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The E-3 was manufactured 4 years before the DV300F and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-3 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Samsung DV300F being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a complete comparison, below is a concise overview of how the E-3 scores against the DV300F when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-3 & Samsung DV300F. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-3 Gallery & Samsung DV300F Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry your camera regularly, you will have to consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-3 provides outer dimensions of 142mm x 116mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.6" x 3.0") with a weight of 890 grams (1.96 lbs) and the Samsung DV300F has proportions of 95mm x 57mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the E-3 versus the DV300F.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-3 and DV300F is 56 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, it is very hard to visualize the difference in sensor sizing purely by researching a spec sheet. The visual below might provide you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-3 and DV300F.

As you can see, each of the cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The E-3 because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Samsung DV300F will render more detail due to its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also let you crop shots a little more aggressively. The older E-3 will be behind in sensor innovation.