Olympus E-410 vs Panasonic GF3

Lets look a bit more closely at the Olympus E-410 versus Panasonic GF3, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Panasonic. The resolution of the E-410 (10MP) and the GF3 (12MP) is relatively well matched and both cameras offer the identical sensor dimensions (Four Thirds).

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The E-410 was manufactured 5 years prior to the GF3 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-410 being a Compact SLR camera and the Panasonic GF3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving straight to a full comparison, here is a concise summation of how the E-410 scores against the GF3 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-410 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-410 Gallery & Panasonic GF3 Gallery.

When you are going to carry your camera, you have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-410 provides outside measurements of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") having a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs) whilst the Panasonic GF3 has measurements of 108mm x 67mm x 32mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.3") with a weight of 264 grams (0.58 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have chosen during that time. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the E-410 against the GF3.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-410 and GF3 is 77 and 90 respectively.

More often than not, it's hard to visualise the gap between sensor sizing purely by reading through technical specs. The graphic here should give you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the E-410 and GF3.

As you can tell, each of the cameras feature the identical sensor size albeit not the same resolution. You can count on the Panasonic GF3 to give more detail due to its extra 2MP. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs way more aggressively. The older E-410 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.