Olympus 9000 vs Sony NEX-3N

Let's look much closer at the Olympus 9000 and Sony NEX-3N, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the sensor resolutions of the 9000 (12MP) and NEX-3N (16MP) and the 9000 (1/2.3") and NEX-3N (APS-C) provide different sensor dimensions.

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The 9000 was unveiled 4 years earlier than the NEX-3N and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus 9000 being a Compact camera and the Sony NEX-3N being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving right into a thorough comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the 9000 grades vs the NEX-3N when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus 9000 & Sony Alpha NEX-3N. The full galleries are available at Olympus 9000 Gallery & Sony NEX-3N Gallery.

In case you're looking to carry your camera, you are going to need to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus 9000 comes with physical measurements of 96mm x 60mm x 31mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") and a weight of 225 grams (0.50 lbs) while the Sony NEX-3N has measurements of 110mm x 62mm x 35mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you choose at that moment. Following is a front view over all size comparison of the 9000 compared to the NEX-3N.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 9000 and NEX-3N is 92 and 89 respectively.

Normally, it's difficult to picture the gap in sensor sizing just by seeing technical specs. The visual here will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the 9000 and NEX-3N.

As you have seen, the 2 cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The 9000 using its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF harder and the Sony NEX-3N will provide greater detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop pics a bit more aggressively. The older 9000 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.