Olympus E-3 vs Sony H400

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Olympus E-3 versus Sony H400, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the E-3 (10MP) and H400 (20MP) and the E-3 (Four Thirds) and H400 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The E-3 was introduced 7 years earlier than the H400 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-3 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony H400 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving through a full comparison, below is a quick summary of how the E-3 scores versus the H400 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-3 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H400. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-3 Gallery & Sony H400 Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera, you will have to factor its weight and size. The Olympus E-3 comes with external dimensions of 142mm x 116mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.6" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 890 grams (1.96 lbs) whilst the Sony H400 has specifications of 130mm x 95mm x 122mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.8") and a weight of 628 grams (1.38 lbs).

Examine the Olympus E-3 versus Sony H400 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Here is the front view dimensions comparison of the E-3 vs the H400.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-3 and H400 is 56 and 62 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to imagine the difference between sensor measurements only by reading through technical specs. The photograph underneath will offer you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-3 and H400.

As you have seen, both of those cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-3 having a bigger sensor is going to make achieving bokeh less difficult and the Sony H400 will give greater detail using its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop shots far more aggressively. The older E-3 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.