Olympus E-3 vs Samsung NX210

On this page, we will be matching up the Olympus E-3 vs Samsung NX210, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Samsung. There is a substantial difference among the resolutions of the E-3 (10MP) and NX210 (20MP) and the E-3 (Four Thirds) and NX210 (APS-C) have different sensor measurements.

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The E-3 was unveiled 5 years before the NX210 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-3 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Samsung NX210 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving straight to a complete comparison, here is a brief summary of how the E-3 matches up versus the NX210 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-3 & Samsung NX210. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-3 Gallery & Samsung NX210 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera often, you should factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-3 provides outer measurements 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 NX210 has dimensions of 117mm x 63mm x 37mm (4.6" x 2.5" x 1.5") with a weight of 222 grams (0.49 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are employing at that moment. Following is a front view scale comparison of the E-3 versus the NX210.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the E-3 and NX210 is 56 and 90 respectively.

Usually, it is very tough to visualize the gap in sensor measurements simply by viewing specs. The graphic underneath will offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the E-3 and NX210.

All in all, each of the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-3 using its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF more challenging and the Samsung NX210 will result in greater detail having an extra 10MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The older E-3 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.