Olympus E-3 vs Sony WX220

Below is a extended overview of the Olympus E-3 and Sony WX220, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Ultracompact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the image resolutions of the E-3 (10MP) and WX220 (18MP) and the E-3 (Four Thirds) and WX220 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-3 was released 7 years before the WX220 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-3 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony WX220 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going right into a thorough comparison, here is a quick synopsis of how the E-3 scores vs the WX220 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-3 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX220. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-3 Gallery & Sony WX220 Gallery.

In case you're planning to lug around your camera frequently, you'll have to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus E-3 enjoys external dimensions of 142mm x 116mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.6" x 3.0") and a weight of 890 grams (1.96 lbs) whilst the Sony WX220 has sizing of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") and a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Underneath is a front view sizing comparison of the E-3 and the WX220.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-3 and WX220 is 56 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to envision the difference in sensor measurements just by researching technical specs. The visual underneath will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-3 and WX220.

As you can tell, both of the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-3 featuring a bigger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field less difficult and the Sony WX220 will render greater detail as a result of its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop shots a bit more aggressively. The older E-3 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.