Olympus E-PL3 vs Olympus SZ-10

Its time to examine more in depth at the Olympus E-PL3 and Olympus SZ-10, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both created by Olympus. The image resolution of the E-PL3 (12MP) and the SZ-10 (14MP) is relatively close but the E-PL3 (Four Thirds) and SZ-10 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor sizes.

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The E-PL3 was released 8 months after the SZ-10 and they are of a similar age. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-PL3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus SZ-10 being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a in depth comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the E-PL3 scores against the SZ-10 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN E-PL3 & Olympus SZ-10. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-PL3 Gallery & Olympus SZ-10 Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to carry around your camera often, you should take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-PL3 comes with physical dimensions of 110mm x 64mm x 37mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 313 grams (0.69 lbs) and the Olympus SZ-10 has dimensions of 106mm x 67mm x 38mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.5") along with a weight of 215 grams (0.47 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Here is the front view proportions comparison of the E-PL3 compared to the SZ-10.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL3 and SZ-10 is 88 and 90 respectively.

In many cases, it can be hard to picture the gap in sensor sizes only by researching a spec sheet. The image here should provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-PL3 and SZ-10.

Clearly, each of these cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The E-PL3 due to its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Olympus SZ-10 will result in extra detail as a result of its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop pictures much more aggressively. The more recent E-PL3 provides an advantage with regard to sensor technology.