Olympus E-PL3 vs Sony HX90V

Its time to look closer at the Olympus E-PL3 versus Sony HX90V, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a crucial difference among the sensor resolutions of the E-PL3 (12MP) and HX90V (18MP) and the E-PL3 (Four Thirds) and HX90V (1/2.3") offer different sensor size.

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The E-PL3 was manufactured 4 years prior to the HX90V which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-PL3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony HX90V being a Compact camera.

Before going straight to a thorough comparison, here is a quick summary of how the E-PL3 scores versus the HX90V in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN E-PL3 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX90V. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-PL3 Gallery and Sony HX90V Gallery.

For those who are going to travel with your camera regularly, you will need to factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-PL3 has physical dimensions of 110mm x 64mm x 37mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.5") with a weight of 313 grams (0.69 lbs) whilst the Sony HX90V has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are using at that time. Here is a front view proportions comparison of the E-PL3 compared to the HX90V.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the E-PL3 and HX90V is 88 and 91 respectively.

Generally, its tough to picture the contrast in sensor dimensions only by researching specs. The pic underneath may offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-PL3 and HX90V.

All in all, both of the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-PL3 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony HX90V will render more detail due to its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more aged E-PL3 will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.