Olympus E-3 vs Sony HX400V

Its time to look a little more closely at the Olympus E-3 versus Sony HX400V, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-3 (10MP) and HX400V (20MP) and the E-3 (Four Thirds) and HX400V (1/2.3") use different sensor dimensions.

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The E-3 was launched 7 years prior to the HX400V which is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-3 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony HX400V being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief summation of how the E-3 matches up against the HX400V in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-3 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX400V. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-3 Gallery & Sony HX400V Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry around your camera frequently, you will have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-3 provides physical measurements of 142mm x 116mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.6" x 3.0") along with a weight of 890 grams (1.96 lbs) whilst the Sony HX400V has measurements of 130mm x 93mm x 103mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.1") accompanied by a weight of 660 grams (1.46 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have chosen at that time. Below is the front view measurement comparison of the E-3 compared to the HX400V.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-3 and HX400V is 56 and 62 respectively.

Sometimes, it's hard to imagine the gap between sensor sizes simply by reading through specs. The image below should provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the E-3 and HX400V.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-3 featuring a larger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF less difficult and the Sony HX400V will give more detail utilizing its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos much more aggressively. The more aged E-3 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.