Olympus E-410 vs Sony NEX-3

Lets take a more detailed look at the Olympus E-410 versus Sony NEX-3, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the resolutions of the E-410 (10MP) and NEX-3 (14MP) and the E-410 (Four Thirds) and NEX-3 (APS-C) use different sensor sizes.

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The E-410 was manufactured 4 years prior to the NEX-3 which is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-410 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony NEX-3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving through a complete comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the E-410 matches up vs the NEX-3 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-410 and Sony Alpha NEX-3. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-410 Gallery and Sony NEX-3 Gallery.

If you're looking to carry around your camera often, you should factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-410 features physical measurements of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") along with a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs) while the Sony NEX-3 has measurements of 117mm x 62mm x 33mm (4.6" x 2.4" x 1.3") with a weight of 297 grams (0.65 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you select at the time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the E-410 versus the NEX-3.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-410 and NEX-3 is 77 and 89 respectively.

Typically, its tough to picture the difference between sensor sizes simply by reading technical specs. The picture below will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-410 and NEX-3.

As you have seen, both of those cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-410 because of its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field more difficult and the Sony NEX-3 will offer you more detail due to its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will let you crop shots far more aggressively. The more aged E-410 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.