Olympus FE-3010 vs Panasonic S3

Let's look a little more in depth at the Olympus FE-3010 versus Panasonic S3, one being a Ultracompact and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Panasonic. The resolution of the FE-3010 (12MP) and the S3 (14MP) is very close and they feature the exact same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The FE-3010 was announced 24 months before the S3 making the cameras a generation apart from each other. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-3010 being a Ultracompact camera and the Panasonic S3 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a in depth comparison, below is a short summary of how the FE-3010 scores against the S3 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus FE-3010 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-S3. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-3010 Gallery and Panasonic S3 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus FE-3010 has physical dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") with a weight of 108 grams (0.24 lbs) and the Panasonic S3 has proportions of 99mm x 59mm x 21mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.8") and a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

Examine the Olympus FE-3010 versus Panasonic S3 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have at the time. Underneath is the front view over all size comparison of the FE-3010 vs the S3.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the FE-3010 and S3 is 97 and 96 respectively.

Often, it is difficult to see the gap in sensor measurements purely by viewing specs. The visual here might provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-3010 and S3.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements but not the same MP. You should expect to see the Panasonic S3 to provide you with more detail with its extra 2MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos much more aggressively. The older FE-3010 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.