Olympus E-PL3 vs Sony A900

Lets look more closely at the Olympus E-PL3 and Sony A900, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Advanced DSLR by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a big gap among the image resolutions of the E-PL3 (12MP) and A900 (25MP) and the E-PL3 (Four Thirds) and A900 (Full frame) use totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-PL3 was manufactured 2 years later than the A900 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-PL3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A900 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting in to a in-depth comparison, below is a concise synopsis of how the E-PL3 matches up versus the A900 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus PEN E-PL3 and Sony Alpha DSLR-A900. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-PL3 Gallery and Sony A900 Gallery.

When you are aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you'll have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-PL3 has got outer measurements of 110mm x 64mm x 37mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.5") along with a weight of 313 grams (0.69 lbs) while the Sony A900 has measurements of 156mm x 117mm x 82mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 3.2") along with a weight of 895 grams (1.97 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Underneath is the front view proportions comparison of the E-PL3 compared to the A900.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-PL3 and A900 is 88 and 54 respectively.

Quite often, it is difficult to visualise the gap in sensor measurements merely by going through a spec sheet. The graphic below may provide you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the E-PL3 and A900.

As you can see, both of these cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-PL3 because of its smaller sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony A900 will show greater detail due to its extra 13 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop images much more aggressively. The more modern E-PL3 is going to have a benefit with regard to sensor technology.