Olympus E-3 vs Sony TX55

Below is a complete analysis of the Olympus E-3 and Sony TX55, one being a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Ultracompact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a big gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-3 (10MP) and TX55 (16MP) and the E-3 (Four Thirds) and TX55 (1/2.3") provide different sensor sizes.

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The E-3 was manufactured 4 years before the TX55 and that is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-3 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony TX55 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight to a complete comparison, here is a quick summation of how the E-3 grades versus the TX55 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-3 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX55. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-3 Gallery and Sony TX55 Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera, you have to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-3 has outer dimensions of 142mm x 116mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.6" x 3.0") and a weight of 890 grams (1.96 lbs) and the Sony TX55 has measurements of 93mm x 54mm x 13mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.5") along with a weight of 109 grams (0.24 lbs).

See the Olympus E-3 and Sony TX55 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have attached at the time. Underneath is a front view scale comparison of the E-3 compared to the TX55.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-3 and TX55 is 56 and 97 respectively.

Sometimes, it is difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements simply by reviewing a spec sheet. The photograph below will help offer you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-3 and TX55.

As you can see, each of these cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-3 due to its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Sony TX55 will offer you more detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop photos a good deal more aggressively. The older E-3 is going to be behind in sensor technology.