Olympus E-3 vs Sony QX30

The following is a complete review of the Olympus E-3 versus Sony QX30, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Lens-style by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a sizable difference among the sensor resolutions of the E-3 (10MP) and QX30 (20MP) and the E-3 (Four Thirds) and QX30 (1/2.3") posses different sensor sizing.

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The E-3 was brought out 7 years earlier than the QX30 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-3 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony QX30 being a Lens-style camera.

Before going into a more detailed comparison, here is a short view of how the E-3 matches up vs the QX30 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-3 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX30. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-3 Gallery & Sony QX30 Gallery.

For those who are planning to travel with your camera often, you're going to have to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-3 has got outer measurements of 142mm x 116mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.6" x 3.0") having a weight of 890 grams (1.96 lbs) and the Sony QX30 has measurements of 68mm x 65mm x 58mm (2.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") and a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have chosen at that time. Following is a front view size comparison of the E-3 compared to the QX30.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the E-3 and QX30 is 56 and 91 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is very difficult to visualize the gap in sensor dimensions only by checking out specs. The picture underneath will help offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the E-3 and QX30.

All in all, both of the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-3 because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony QX30 will produce extra detail having its extra 10MP. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The more aged E-3 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.