Olympus E-P3 vs Sony RX10 II

The following is a thorough overview of the Olympus E-P3 and Sony RX10 II, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the E-P3 (12MP) and RX10 II (20MP) and the E-P3 (Four Thirds) and RX10 II (1") enjoy totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-P3 was announced 4 years prior to the RX10 II which is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-P3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX10 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the E-P3 scores against the RX10 II in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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For anyone who is aiming to travel with your camera, you will have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-P3 comes with outer 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 Sony RX10 II has dimensions of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") along with a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you choose during that time. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the E-P3 versus the RX10 II.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-P3 and RX10 II is 86 and 58 respectively.

Typically, it is very difficult to envision the difference between sensor dimensions only by reviewing technical specs. The picture below might give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-P3 and RX10 II.

As you have seen, both of those cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-P3 with its bigger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field easier and the Sony RX10 II will offer you more detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop pictures far more aggressively. The more aged E-P3 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.