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Olympus E-3 vs Sony H70

Portability
56
Imaging
44
Features
56
Overall
48
Olympus E-3 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H70 front
Portability
93
Imaging
39
Features
31
Overall
35

Olympus E-3 vs Sony H70 Key Specs

Olympus E-3
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 2.5" Fully Articulated Display
  • ISO 100 - 3200
  • Sensor based Image Stabilization
  • 1/8000s Max Shutter
  • No Video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 890g - 142 x 116 x 75mm
  • Launched February 2008
  • Previous Model is Olympus E-1
  • Updated by Olympus E-5
Sony H70
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 25-250mm (F3.5-5.5) lens
  • 194g - 102 x 58 x 29mm
  • Introduced January 2011
Photography Glossary

Olympus E-3 vs Sony H70 Overview

Here, we are comparing the Olympus E-3 and Sony H70, one being a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the resolutions of the E-3 (10MP) and H70 (16MP) and the E-3 (Four Thirds) and H70 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-3 was launched 3 years before the H70 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-3 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony H70 being a Compact camera.

Before diving right into a more detailed comparison, here is a quick view of how the E-3 matches up against the H70 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Olympus E-3 over the Sony H70

 E-3 H70 
Manual focus Very exact focusing
Display typeFully ArticulatedFixed Fully Articulating display
Selfie screen Take selfies

Reasons to pick Sony H70 over the Olympus E-3

 H70 E-3 
IntroducedJanuary 2011February 2008Fresher by 35 months
Display size3"2.5"Larger display (+0.5")

Common features in the Olympus E-3 and Sony H70

 E-3 H70 
Display resolution230k230kEqual display resolution
Touch friendly display Missing Touch friendly display

Olympus E-3 vs Sony H70 Physical Comparison

For anybody who is intending to carry your camera often, you're going to have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-3 comes with outside 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 Sony H70 has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 194 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Below is a front view size comparison of the E-3 versus the H70.

Olympus E-3 vs Sony H70 size comparison

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-3 and H70 is 56 and 93 respectively.

Olympus E-3 vs Sony H70 top view buttons comparison

Olympus E-3 vs Sony H70 Sensor Comparison

Typically, it can be hard to visualise the contrast in sensor sizing only by looking through a spec sheet. The photograph below will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-3 and H70.

As you can see, the 2 cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-3 because of its larger sensor will make getting shallower DOF less difficult and the Sony H70 will provide you with more detail utilizing its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop images a good deal more aggressively. The older E-3 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.

Olympus E-3 vs Sony H70 sensor size comparison

Olympus E-3 vs Sony H70 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus E-3 vs Sony H70 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus E-3 Portrait photography features
Sony H70 Portrait photography features
56
focusing manually
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
exports RAW formats
MP count low (10 megapixels)
30
megapixel count good (16MP)
manual focus not available
no manual exposure
can't use external flash
small sensor (1/2.3")
does not have RAW format
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Street Comparison

Olympus E-3 Street photography advice
Sony H70 Street photography advice
69
fully articulated screen
image stabilization (Sensor based)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
exports RAW formats
environment sealing
57
image stabilization (Optical)
screen is fixed
small sensor (1/2.3")
does not have RAW format
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Sports Comparison

Olympus E-3 as a Sports photography camera
Sony H70 as a Sports photography camera
57
maximum shutter speed is high (1/8,000s)
image stabilization (Sensor based)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
environment sealing
supports phase detect autofocus
painfully slow continuous shooting (5.0 frames per second)
MP count low (10MP)
36
image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count good (16 megapixels)
continuous shooting slow (1.0 frames per second)
lack of shutter priority mode
small sensor (1/2.3")
does not have phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Olympus E-3
Travel photography with Sony H70
55
environment sealing
has built in flash
screen is selfie friendly
no Timelapse function
MP count low (10MP)
67
megapixel count good (16 megapixels)
flash built-in
relatively wide (25mm)
long zoom (250mm)
does not have Timelapse function
display isn't selfie friendly
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus E-3 Landscape photography details
Sony H70 Landscape photography details
56
focusing manually
interchangeable lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
image stabilization (Sensor based)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
exports RAW formats
environment sealing
screen is somewhat small (2.5")
MP count low (10 megapixels)
no Timelapse function
43
relatively wide (25mm)
screen is a good size (3 inch)
image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count good (16 megapixels)
manual focus not available
cannot switch lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
no manual exposure
small sensor (1/2.3")
does not have RAW format
does not have Timelapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus E-3 as a Vlogging camera
Sony H70 as a Vlogging camera
18
lack of video recording
29
relatively wide (25mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
display isn't selfie friendly
video resolution low (1280 x 720 pixels)
does not have external microphone socket
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Olympus E-3 vs Sony H70 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus E-3 and Sony H70
 Olympus E-3Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H70
General Information
Manufacturer Olympus Sony
Model Olympus E-3 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H70
Category Advanced DSLR Small Sensor Compact
Launched 2008-02-20 2011-01-06
Physical type Mid-size SLR Compact
Sensor Information
Chip TruePic III BIONZ
Sensor type CMOS CCD
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 224.9mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 10 megapixels 16 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 4:3 and 16:9
Maximum resolution 3648 x 2736 4608 x 3456
Maximum native ISO 3200 3200
Min native ISO 100 80
RAW photos
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Autofocus touch
Autofocus continuous
Autofocus single
Tracking autofocus
Autofocus selectice
Center weighted autofocus
Multi area autofocus
Live view autofocus
Face detect focus
Contract detect focus
Phase detect focus
Number of focus points 11 9
Lens
Lens mount Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens focal range - 25-250mm (10.0x)
Largest aperture - f/3.5-5.5
Macro focus distance - 5cm
Amount of lenses 45 -
Focal length multiplier 2.1 5.8
Screen
Type of display Fully Articulated Fixed Type
Display diagonal 2.5 inch 3 inch
Display resolution 230 thousand dots 230 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Display tech - Clear Photo LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Optical (pentaprism) None
Viewfinder coverage 100% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.58x -
Features
Lowest shutter speed 60 seconds 30 seconds
Highest shutter speed 1/8000 seconds 1/1600 seconds
Continuous shooting rate 5.0 frames/s 1.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual mode
Exposure compensation Yes -
Custom white balance
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 13.00 m 3.60 m
Flash options Auto, Auto FP, Manual, Red-Eye Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync
Hot shoe
AEB
WB bracketing
Highest flash synchronize 1/250 seconds -
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Supported video resolutions - 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Maximum video resolution None 1280x720
Video format - MPEG-4
Microphone port
Headphone port
Connectivity
Wireless None Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 890g (1.96 lb) 194g (0.43 lb)
Physical dimensions 142 x 116 x 75mm (5.6" x 4.6" x 3.0") 102 x 58 x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1")
DXO scores
DXO All around score 56 not tested
DXO Color Depth score 21.6 not tested
DXO Dynamic range score 10.5 not tested
DXO Low light score 571 not tested
Other
Battery model - NP-BG1
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2)
Time lapse shooting
Storage type Compact Flash (Type I or II), xD Picture Card SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Duo/Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Card slots One One
Price at launch $670 $199