Olympus E-3 vs Casio Exilim EX-10

In this comparison, we will evaluate the Olympus E-3 and the Casio Exilim EX-10, highlighting the advantages of each over the other, discussing their pros and cons, shared strengths and weaknesses, and providing a rating based on their available features and specifications to assist you in choosing the one that best suits your needs.

Olympus E-3 was introduced in February 2008 and Casio Exilim EX-10 was introduced in November 2013. Let us first list highlights of the models.

Now that we've looked at the most essential specifications and gained a basic understanding of these cameras, we can delve into more details and see the differences between them.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Olympus E-3 over Casio Exilim EX-10.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Casio Exilim EX-10 over Olympus E-3.

We already listed pros and cons of each model. However, you may also find useful to look at their common strengths and weaknesses shown side-by-side.

Screen

Olympus E-3 has a 2.5" Fully Articulated screen with 230k dot resolution and Casio Exilim EX-10 has a 3.50" Tilting screen with 922k dot resolution. Fully articulated screen makes Olympus E-3 selfie and vlogger friendly and generally very useful for video shooting. Tilting screen makes Casio Exilim EX-10 very useful for photography purposes but not so useful for video shooting. Casio Exilim EX-10 also features touchscreen which has advantages such as easy menu navigation, intuitive controls, quick setting adjustment and most importantly a Touch-to-Focus functionality (available only on Casio Exilim EX-10) allowing users to select a specific point on the screen where they want the camera to focus. This feature can be helpful for achieving precise focus in both photo and video recording.

Optical (pentaprism) Viewfinder on Olympus E-3

Olympus E-3 has a built-in Optical (pentaprism) viewfinder. It has a 100% coverage and 1.15x (0.58x 35mm equivalent) magnification. There is no built-in or optional viewfinder available on Casio Exilim EX-10.

Olympus E-3 features a 10.0 megapixel Micro Four Thirds CMOS sensor with dimensions of 17.3 x 13 mm and a total area of 224.9 mm². Its native ISO range is 100 - 3,200. Casio Exilim EX-10 features a 12 megapixel 1/1.7-inch CMOS sensor with dimensions of 7.44 x 5.58 mm and a total area of 31.1 mm². Its native ISO range is 80 - 12,800.

Olympus E-3 is equipped with TruePic III processor and can take pictures up to 3648 x 2736 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 3200 x 2400, 2560 x 1920, 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 1024 x 768, 640 x 480 with 4:3 aspect ratios. Casio Exilim EX-10 is equipped with Exilim Engine HS 3 processor and can take pictures up to 4000 x 3000 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 4000 x 2656, 4000 x 2240, 3264 x 2448, 2056 x 1536 with 4:3, 3:2, 16:9 aspect ratios.

Image Stabilization

The cameras have a built-in image stabilization. On Olympus E-3 it means that you are still getting vibration reduction when it is paired with non-image stabilizied lenses. It also works with lenses with optical image stabilization and in combination can achieve even better compensation.

Built-in Wi-Fi on Casio Exilim EX-10

Casio Exilim EX-10 has a built-in Wi-Fi which allows to easily transfer photos and videos from the camera to other Wi-Fi-enabled devices, such as smartphones, tablets, printers, or computers. This eliminates the need for cables and allows for quick and convenient media sharing and social media integration. It gives you the ability to control your camera remotely using a smartphone or tablet. This is particularly useful for taking self-portraits, group shots, or capturing images in challenging conditions without having to touch the camera. Firmware updates can also be downloaded and installed wirelessly.
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USB Inputs and HDMI Outputs

Both models have USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) inputs for data transfer. connector for video signal output.

Battery

Casio Exilim EX-10 comes with Li-130A battery pack with battery life of 455 shots.

External Storage Slots

Olympus E-3 has a single Compact Flash (Type I/II), xD Picture Card card slot. Casio Exilim EX-10 has a single SD/SDHC/SDXC card slot.

Shutter

Shutter speed can go up to 1/8000 sec on Olympus E-3, and up to 1/4000 sec on Casio Exilim EX-10. Olympus E-3 can shoot continuously up to 5.0 fps. Casio Exilim EX-10 can shoot continuously up to 10.0 fps.

Flash

Cameras have built-in flash with maximum range of 13.00 m on Olympus E-3 and 10.90 m on Casio Exilim EX-10. Olympus E-3 also accepts external flash which can be connected via Hot Shoe or PC Terminal. The fastest flash synchronization speed is 1/250 sec on Olympus E-3.

Olympus E-3 body has dimensions of 142 x 116 x 75 mm (5.59 x 4.57 x 2.95") and Casio Exilim EX-10 body has dimensions of 120 x 68 x 49 mm (4.72 x 2.68 x 1.93"). Olympus E-3 weighs 890 g (1.96 lb / 31.39 oz) and Casio Exilim EX-10 weighs 384 g (0.85 lb / 13.55 oz).

Olympus E-3

Casio Exilim EX-10

142 mm

116 mm

120 mm

68 mm

116 mm

68 mm