Olympus E-3 vs Sony WX9

Following is a comprehensive assessment of the Olympus E-3 versus Sony WX9, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Ultracompact by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-3 (10MP) and WX9 (16MP) and the E-3 (Four Thirds) and WX9 (1/2.3") provide different sensor sizing.

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The E-3 was released 3 years prior to the WX9 which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-3 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony WX9 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going into a full comparison, here is a quick summary of how the E-3 matches up versus the WX9 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-3 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX9. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-3 Gallery & Sony WX9 Gallery.

For those who are planning to carry around your camera regularly, you have to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus E-3 provides 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 WX9 has sizing of 95mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") and a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are utilising during that time. The following is a front view dimension comparison of the E-3 against the WX9.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-3 and WX9 is 56 and 99 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to visualize the difference between sensor sizes just by reading through a spec sheet. The picture underneath will give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-3 and WX9.

Clearly, both the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-3 because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field less difficult and the Sony WX9 will resolve extra detail as a result of its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots a bit more aggressively. The more aged E-3 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.