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Olympus E-3 vs Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10

Side-by-side used price and spec comparison. Lowest current prices pulled daily from the major used-gear sites.

Olympus E-3
Olympus

Olympus E-3

Olympus E-System · 2007
Lowest now
$150
MSRP
$1,699
-91% vs MSRP
Prices are rising

Used prices have been rising recently. Prices are up 66.0% over the last 30 days. The 90-day low was $86, $64 below today. Currently 9% of the $1,699 MSRP.

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10
Panasonic

Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10

Panasonic Lumix L · 2007
Lowest now
$166
MSRP
$1,300
-87% vs MSRP
Prices are rising

Used prices have been rising recently. Prices are up 10.4% over the last 30 days. The 90-day low was $147, $19 below today. Currently 13% of the $1,300 MSRP.

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Specs side by side

Olympus E-3 Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10
Brand OlympusPanasonic
Family Olympus E-SystemPanasonic Lumix L
Category bodybody
Body type DSLRDSLR
Mount Four ThirdsFour Thirds
Sensor MFTMFT
Sensor family ——
Megapixels 10.1 MP10.1 MP
Autofocus ——
IBIS Sensor-shift—
Weather sealed YesNo
Max video ——
Max native ISO ——
Body weight ——
Dimensions ——
Body material ——
Released 2007-10-162007-10-01
Discontinued ——
Status discontinueddiscontinued
MSRP $1,699$1,300
Current low $150$166
vs MSRP -91%-87%

Dynamic range, head to head

Both sensors plotted on one chart, across the full ISO range. The higher line holds more shadow-to-highlight latitude at that ISO.

Overlay both curves on Photons to Photos

Measurements by William J. Claff. We link rather than reprint them.

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The verdicts above describe price timing. They don't tell you which camera fits your shooting style. See /methods for how we normalize seller conditions and compute the deal score.