Olympus E-P3 vs Pentax RZ18

In this article, we are contrasting the Olympus E-P3 versus Pentax RZ18, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Pentax. There exists a noticeable gap among the image resolutions of the E-P3 (12MP) and RZ18 (16MP) and the E-P3 (Four Thirds) and RZ18 (1/2.3") use different sensor measurements.

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The E-P3 was brought out very close to the RZ18 and they are both of a similar age. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-P3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax RZ18 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight into a detailed comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the E-P3 scores versus the RZ18 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus PEN E-P3 & Pentax Optio RZ18. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-P3 Gallery & Pentax RZ18 Gallery.

If you're aiming to lug around your camera often, you will have to consider its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-P3 has got external measurements of 122mm x 69mm x 34mm (4.8" x 2.7" x 1.3") having a weight of 369 grams (0.81 lbs) while the Pentax RZ18 has measurements of 97mm x 61mm x 33mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 178 grams (0.39 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the E-P3 and the RZ18.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-P3 and RZ18 is 86 and 92 respectively.

Typically, it's difficult to picture the gap in sensor measurements just by looking through specifications. The photograph underneath will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the E-P3 and RZ18.

Plainly, both cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-P3 because of its larger sensor is going to make achieving bokeh simpler and the Pentax RZ18 will result in extra detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop photos a little more aggressively.