Olympus 7010 vs Panasonic G3

Let's take a deeper look at the Olympus 7010 versus Panasonic G3, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. There is a sizable difference between the image resolutions of the 7010 (12MP) and G3 (16MP) and the 7010 (1/2.3") and G3 (Four Thirds) enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The 7010 was announced 23 months before the G3 making the cameras a generation apart from each other. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus 7010 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic G3 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving through a in-depth comparison, below is a short summation of how the 7010 scores against the G3 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus 7010 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus 7010 Gallery & Panasonic G3 Gallery.

When you are looking to carry your camera regularly, you will need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus 7010 enjoys outside dimensions of 98mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") with a weight of 145 grams (0.32 lbs) whilst the Panasonic G3 has measurements of 115mm x 84mm x 47mm (4.5" x 3.3" x 1.9") and a weight of 336 grams (0.74 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are using at that moment. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the 7010 and the G3.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the 7010 and G3 is 94 and 83 respectively.

In many cases, its difficult to visualize the gap between sensor sizing simply by reading specifications. The photograph underneath may give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the 7010 and G3.

To sum up, both the cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The 7010 using its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field trickier and the Panasonic G3 will deliver greater detail with its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images far more aggressively. The older 7010 is going to be behind in sensor technology.