Olympus 7000 vs Sony NEX-C3

Let's look a little more closely at the Olympus 7000 and Sony NEX-C3, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the image resolutions of the 7000 (12MP) and NEX-C3 (16MP) and the 7000 (1/2.3") and NEX-C3 (APS-C) provide different sensor sizes.

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The 7000 was unveiled 3 years before the NEX-C3 which is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Olympus 7000 being a Compact camera and the Sony NEX-C3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go into a detailed comparison, here is a short summation of how the 7000 matches up against the NEX-C3 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus 7000 and Sony Alpha NEX-C3. The full galleries are available at Olympus 7000 Gallery and Sony NEX-C3 Gallery.

If you are aiming to carry around your camera often, you will want to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus 7000 has physical dimensions of 96mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") and a weight of 172 grams (0.38 lbs) whilst the Sony NEX-C3 has measurements of 110mm x 60mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.3") with a weight of 225 grams (0.50 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. The following is a front view overall size comparison of the 7000 and the NEX-C3.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the 7000 and NEX-C3 is 94 and 91 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to picture the difference between sensor sizes purely by reviewing technical specs. The image underneath should provide you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the 7000 and NEX-C3.

As you can tell, both of the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The 7000 using its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF harder and the Sony NEX-C3 will offer greater detail having an extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos a bit more aggressively. The more aged 7000 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.