Olympus E-3 vs Sony TX7

The following is a thorough assessment of the Olympus E-3 versus Sony TX7, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Ultracompact by rivals Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the E-3 (10MP) and the TX7 (10MP) is relatively similar but the E-3 (Four Thirds) and TX7 (1/2.4") come with totally different sensor sizing.

Photography Glossary

The E-3 was announced 22 months prior to the TX7 which makes the cameras a generation away from one another. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-3 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony TX7 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving through a full comparison, below is a concise synopsis of how the E-3 matches up vs the TX7 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-3 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX7. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus E-3 Gallery & Sony TX7 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to travel with your camera, you have to factor its weight and size. The Olympus E-3 has got external dimensions of 142mm x 116mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.6" x 3.0") having a weight of 890 grams (1.96 lbs) while the Sony TX7 has specifications of 98mm x 60mm x 18mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 149 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are using at the time. Below is the front view measurements comparison of the E-3 and the TX7.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-3 and TX7 is 56 and 95 respectively.

Quite often, it can be difficult to visualise the difference between sensor dimensions only by reviewing technical specs. The pic below will provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-3 and TX7.

As you can tell, both of those cameras posses the exact same megapixels albeit not the same sensor dimensions. The E-3 features the bigger sensor which will make getting shallower DOF less difficult. The more aged E-3 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.