Olympus E-P3 vs Panasonic FZ70

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Olympus E-P3 versus Panasonic FZ70, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Olympus and Panasonic. There is a substantial difference between the resolutions of the E-P3 (12MP) and FZ70 (16MP) and the E-P3 (Four Thirds) and FZ70 (1/2.3") offer different sensor dimensions.

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The E-P3 was released 23 months prior to the FZ70 which makes them a generation apart from each other. The two cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-P3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic FZ70 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go into a in depth comparison, here is a quick summary of how the E-P3 matches up against the FZ70 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN E-P3 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ70. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-P3 Gallery & Panasonic FZ70 Gallery.

If you're intending to carry your camera often, you need to consider its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-P3 features outside dimensions of 122mm x 69mm x 34mm (4.8" x 2.7" x 1.3") having a weight of 369 grams (0.81 lbs) and the Panasonic FZ70 has measurements of 130mm x 97mm x 118mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 4.6") with a weight of 606 grams (1.34 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have attached at that moment. Underneath is a front view physical size comparison of the E-P3 vs the FZ70.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the E-P3 and FZ70 is 86 and 63 respectively.

Usually, it can be hard to imagine the contrast between sensor sizing merely by reading through specs. The graphic here may provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-P3 and FZ70.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The E-P3 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Panasonic FZ70 will resolve more detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs way more aggressively. The older E-P3 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.