Olympus E-450 vs Panasonic ZR3

Let's look a little more closely at the Olympus E-450 vs Panasonic ZR3, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a sizeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-450 (10MP) and ZR3 (14MP) and the E-450 (Four Thirds) and ZR3 (1/2.3") offer totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-450 was released 10 months prior to the ZR3 and they are of a similar generation. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-450 being a Compact SLR camera and the Panasonic ZR3 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight to a in depth comparison, here is a short highlight of how the E-450 scores versus the ZR3 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-450 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR3. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-450 Gallery and Panasonic ZR3 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to travel with your camera, you will have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-450 has got exterior dimensions of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") and a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) and the Panasonic ZR3 has dimensions of 98mm x 55mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") and a weight of 159 grams (0.35 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you have at that time. Underneath is a front view physical size comparison of the E-450 against the ZR3.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-450 and ZR3 is 77 and 94 respectively.

More often than not, it's hard to see the difference between sensor dimensions purely by looking at technical specs. The pic below might provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-450 and ZR3.

As you have seen, both of these cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-450 because of its larger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Panasonic ZR3 will give extra detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will help you crop pics a bit more aggressively. The more aged E-450 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.