Olympus E-3 vs Sony H200

Lets look more in depth at the Olympus E-3 and Sony H200, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a considerable difference among the sensor resolutions of the E-3 (10MP) and H200 (20MP) and the E-3 (Four Thirds) and H200 (1/2.3") posses different sensor size.

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The E-3 was revealed 5 years before the H200 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-3 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony H200 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving into a full comparison, here is a simple summation of how the E-3 scores vs the H200 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-3 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H200. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-3 Gallery & Sony H200 Gallery.

When you are looking to lug around your camera often, you have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-3 offers 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) while the Sony H200 has proportions of 123mm x 83mm x 87mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 3.4") along with a weight of 530 grams (1.17 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus E-3 and Sony H200 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you use at that moment. Underneath is a front view physical size comparison of the E-3 against the H200.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the E-3 and H200 is 56 and 67 respectively.

Usually, it is tough to imagine the gap in sensor measurements simply by going through specs. The graphic underneath may provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-3 and H200.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-3 having a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF easier and the Sony H200 will produce greater detail because of its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older E-3 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.