Olympus E-P3 vs Sony WX350

Its time to look closer at the Olympus E-P3 versus Sony WX350, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the resolutions of the E-P3 (12MP) and WX350 (18MP) and the E-P3 (Four Thirds) and WX350 (1/2.3") come with different sensor dimensions.

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The E-P3 was announced 3 years prior to the WX350 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-P3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX350 being a Compact camera.

Before diving through a thorough comparison, below is a short summary of how the E-P3 matches up versus the WX350 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN E-P3 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX350. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-P3 Gallery & Sony WX350 Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera, you will need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-P3 comes with outer dimensions of 122mm x 69mm x 34mm (4.8" x 2.7" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 369 grams (0.81 lbs) and the Sony WX350 has measurements of 96mm x 55mm x 26mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") along with a weight of 164 grams (0.36 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-P3 versus Sony WX350 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you choose at that moment. The following is the front view measurement comparison of the E-P3 vs the WX350.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-P3 and WX350 is 86 and 94 respectively.

More often than not, it is very tough to picture the contrast in sensor measurements simply by checking out specifications. The graphic here will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the E-P3 and WX350.

To sum up, the two cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-P3 with its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF easier and the Sony WX350 will provide extra detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also help you crop pictures much more aggressively. The older E-P3 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.