Olympus E-620 vs Sony NEX-3N

Lets look more closely at the Olympus E-620 vs Sony NEX-3N, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a considerable difference between the image resolutions of the E-620 (12MP) and NEX-3N (16MP) and the E-620 (Four Thirds) and NEX-3N (APS-C) posses different sensor size.

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The E-620 was unveiled 4 years earlier than the NEX-3N and that is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-620 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony NEX-3N being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight to a thorough comparison, here is a simple summary of how the E-620 scores against the NEX-3N in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-620 & Sony Alpha NEX-3N. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-620 Gallery & Sony NEX-3N Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to carry your camera, you should take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus E-620 enjoys outside measurements of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") along with a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs) while the Sony NEX-3N has sizing of 110mm x 62mm x 35mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.4") having a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you choose during that time. Below is a front view overall size comparison of the E-620 versus the NEX-3N.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the E-620 and NEX-3N is 71 and 89 respectively.

Often, it's difficult to visualize the gap between sensor sizing just by reading a spec sheet. The photograph here should provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-620 and NEX-3N.

As you can see, both the cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-620 having a tinier sensor is going to make getting bokeh more challenging and the Sony NEX-3N will offer you extra detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop shots a good deal more aggressively. The older E-620 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.