Olympus E-3 vs Sony TX30

Its time to take a deeper look at the Olympus E-3 vs Sony TX30, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Ultracompact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a sizeable difference between the image resolutions of the E-3 (10MP) and TX30 (18MP) and the E-3 (Four Thirds) and TX30 (1/2.3") provide different sensor sizes.

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The E-3 was released 6 years before the TX30 and that is quite a large gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-3 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony TX30 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a concise view of how the E-3 grades versus the TX30 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-3 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX30. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-3 Gallery and Sony TX30 Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera regularly, you have to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-3 enjoys 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 TX30 has measurements of 96mm x 59mm x 15mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.6") and a weight of 141 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have attached at that time. Here is a front view measurement comparison of the E-3 versus the TX30.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the E-3 and TX30 is 56 and 96 respectively.

Usually, its hard to visualize the difference between sensor measurements merely by reading through specs. The graphic underneath will offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-3 and TX30.

All in all, each of the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-3 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make shooting bokeh simpler and the Sony TX30 will resolve extra detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also help you crop shots a bit more aggressively. The older E-3 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.