Olympus E-3 vs Sony W620

Following is a thorough assessment of the Olympus E-3 versus Sony W620, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-3 (10MP) and W620 (14MP) and the E-3 (Four Thirds) and W620 (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-3 was launched 4 years before the W620 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-3 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W620 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight to a complete comparison, here is a short view of how the E-3 scores versus the W620 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-3 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W620. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-3 Gallery & Sony W620 Gallery.

In case you're going to carry around your camera, you have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-3 offers external measurements of 142mm x 116mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.6" x 3.0") along with a weight of 890 grams (1.96 lbs) while the Sony W620 has measurements of 98mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.8") and a weight of 116 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are employing at the time. Here is a front view dimension comparison of the E-3 versus the W620.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-3 and W620 is 56 and 96 respectively.

Normally, it can be difficult to envision the difference in sensor sizes merely by viewing a spec sheet. The pic underneath will help give you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-3 and W620.

Clearly, each of the cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-3 featuring a bigger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony W620 will render extra detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The more aged E-3 will be behind in sensor tech.