Olympus E-410 vs Olympus TG-3

Its time to take a closer look at the Olympus E-410 and Olympus TG-3, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Waterproof and they are both built by Olympus. There exists a large gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-410 (10MP) and TG-3 (16MP) and the E-410 (Four Thirds) and TG-3 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor dimensions.

Photography Glossary

The E-410 was introduced 7 years before the TG-3 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-410 being a Compact SLR camera and the Olympus TG-3 being a Compact camera.

Before delving in to a in depth comparison, below is a short view of how the E-410 scores versus the TG-3 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-410 & Olympus Tough TG-3. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-410 Gallery & Olympus TG-3 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to carry your camera regularly, you will want to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-410 features outside dimensions of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") along with a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs) and the Olympus TG-3 has dimensions of 112mm x 66mm x 31mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.2") and a weight of 247 grams (0.54 lbs).

See the Olympus E-410 and Olympus TG-3 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Following is the front view sizing comparison of the E-410 and the TG-3.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-410 and TG-3 is 77 and 90 respectively.

Typically, it's hard to see the difference in sensor sizing simply by checking out technical specs. The photograph underneath may give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-410 and TG-3.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The E-410 using its bigger sensor will make shooting shallower DOF simpler and the Olympus TG-3 will produce more detail using its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older E-410 will be behind with regard to sensor technology.