Olympus 7010 vs Panasonic ZS3

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Olympus 7010 vs Panasonic ZS3, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Olympus and Panasonic. The image resolution of the 7010 (12MP) and the ZS3 (10MP) is pretty similar and both cameras offer the identical sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The 7010 was brought out 3 months later than the ZS3 which means that they are both of a similar age. Each of these cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before delving into a step-by-step comparison, here is a quick view of how the 7010 scores vs the ZS3 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus 7010 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3. The entire galleries are available at Olympus 7010 Gallery & Panasonic ZS3 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry your camera often, you'll need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus 7010 has outer dimensions of 98mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") with a weight of 145 grams (0.32 lbs) and the Panasonic ZS3 has dimensions of 103mm x 60mm x 33mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") with a weight of 229 grams (0.50 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are working with at the time. Following is a front view measurement comparison of the 7010 vs the ZS3.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 7010 and ZS3 is 94 and 91 respectively.

Normally, it is very tough to see the gap between sensor sizing merely by reviewing technical specs. The visual here may provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the 7010 and ZS3.

As you can tell, both of those cameras come with the identical sensor size albeit not the same MP. You can expect the Olympus 7010 to offer extra detail having its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop pictures a good deal more aggressively.