Olympus E-PL3 vs Panasonic FX75

Let's take a deeper look at the Olympus E-PL3 and Panasonic FX75, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Panasonic. The resolution of the E-PL3 (12MP) and the FX75 (14MP) is pretty similar but the E-PL3 (Four Thirds) and FX75 (1/2.3") come with different sensor sizing.

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The E-PL3 was launched 16 months later than the FX75 which makes the cameras a generation apart from each other. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-PL3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic FX75 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the E-PL3 grades vs the FX75 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN E-PL3 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX75. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-PL3 Gallery & Panasonic FX75 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to carry your camera frequently, you are going to need to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus E-PL3 has outside 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) whilst the Panasonic FX75 has sizing of 103mm x 55mm x 23mm (4.1" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 165 grams (0.36 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Below is the front view sizing comparison of the E-PL3 and the FX75.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the E-PL3 and FX75 is 88 and 94 respectively.

Oftentimes, its hard to imagine the gap between sensor sizing only by going over technical specs. The visual here may provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-PL3 and FX75.

As you have seen, both the cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The E-PL3 due to its bigger sensor is going to make shooting bokeh less difficult and the Panasonic FX75 will offer more detail utilizing its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures a little more aggressively. The fresher E-PL3 provides an advantage in sensor innovation.