Olympus E-3 vs Sony H70

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.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-3 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H70. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-3 Gallery and Sony H70 Gallery.

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).

Examine the Olympus E-3 and Sony H70 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

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.

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

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.