Olympus E-3 vs Sony HX350

Let's look a little more closely at the Olympus E-3 and Sony HX350, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the E-3 (10MP) and HX350 (20MP) and the E-3 (Four Thirds) and HX350 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-3 was announced 9 years earlier than the HX350 which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-3 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony HX350 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the E-3 scores vs the HX350 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-3 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus E-3 Gallery & Sony HX350 Gallery.

For those who are going to travel with your camera frequently, you'll need to take into account its weight and proportions. 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) while the Sony HX350 has measurements of 130mm x 93mm x 103mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.1") and a weight of 652 grams (1.44 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are using at that time. Following is a front view measurement comparison of the E-3 against the HX350.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-3 and HX350 is 56 and 62 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to envision the contrast between sensor dimensions simply by reading through a spec sheet. The pic here may provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the E-3 and HX350.

Clearly, both of these cameras have different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-3 with its larger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field easier and the Sony HX350 will give you greater detail with its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos a bit more aggressively. The more aged E-3 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.