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Olympus E-3 vs Sony QX30

Portability
56 Imaging
44 Features
56 Overall
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Olympus E-3 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX30 front
Portability
91 Imaging
45 Features
37 Overall
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Olympus E-3 vs Sony QX30 Key Specs

Olympus E-3
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 2.5" Fully Articulated Screen
  • ISO 100 - 3200
  • Sensor based Image Stabilization
  • 1/8000s Maximum Shutter
  • No Video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 890g - 142 x 116 x 75mm
  • Released February 2008
  • Older Model is Olympus E-1
  • Later Model is Olympus E-5
Sony QX30
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • " Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-720mm (F3.5-6.3) lens
  • 193g - 68 x 65 x 58mm
  • Revealed September 2014
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Olympus E-3 vs Sony QX30 Overview

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.

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