Olympus E-PL3 vs Samsung WB50F

Here is a extended overview of the Olympus E-PL3 and Samsung WB50F, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Olympus and Samsung. There is a noticeable difference between the resolutions of the E-PL3 (12MP) and WB50F (16MP) and the E-PL3 (Four Thirds) and WB50F (1/2.3") have totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-PL3 was announced 3 years prior to the WB50F and that is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-PL3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung WB50F being a Compact camera.

Before going into a detailed comparison, here is a quick summary of how the E-PL3 grades vs the WB50F in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-PL3 & Samsung WB50F. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-PL3 Gallery & Samsung WB50F Gallery.

In case you're looking to carry your camera often, you'll need to consider its weight and size. The Olympus E-PL3 has outer dimensions of 110mm x 64mm x 37mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.5") having a weight of 313 grams (0.69 lbs) while the Samsung WB50F has specifications of 101mm x 68mm x 27mm (4.0" x 2.7" x 1.1") with a weight of 207 grams (0.46 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Below is a front view proportions comparison of the E-PL3 and the WB50F.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL3 and WB50F is 88 and 92 respectively.

Usually, it's difficult to envision the gap between sensor sizing simply by reading specs. The graphic underneath may offer you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-PL3 and WB50F.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-PL3 with its larger sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Samsung WB50F will offer you greater detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The older E-PL3 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.