Olympus E-3 vs Sony QX10

Its time to look more closely at the Olympus E-3 versus Sony QX10, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Lens-style by brands Olympus and Sony. There is a considerable difference among the image resolutions of the E-3 (10MP) and QX10 (18MP) and the E-3 (Four Thirds) and QX10 (1/2.3") offer different sensor sizing.

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The E-3 was announced 6 years before the QX10 which is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-3 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony QX10 being a Lens-style camera.

Before getting into a thorough comparison, here is a simple view of how the E-3 grades versus the QX10 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-3 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX10. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-3 Gallery & Sony QX10 Gallery.

For those who are intending to travel with your camera frequently, you will want to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-3 comes with outside 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) and the Sony QX10 has measurements of 62mm x 62mm x 33mm (2.4" x 2.4" x 1.3") with a weight of 105 grams (0.23 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you select at the time. Underneath is a front view measurement comparison of the E-3 and the QX10.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the E-3 and QX10 is 56 and 96 respectively.

In many cases, it can be hard to visualize the contrast in sensor dimensions purely by viewing specifications. The picture underneath might provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-3 and QX10.

To sum up, the 2 cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-3 with its bigger sensor is going to make shooting bokeh easier and the Sony QX10 will render greater detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The more aged E-3 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.