Canon 5DS vs Olympus E-30

The following is a detailed review of the Canon 5DS and Olympus E-30, both Advanced DSLR digital cameras by companies Canon and Olympus. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the 5DS (51MP) and E-30 (12MP) and the 5DS (Full frame) and E-30 (Four Thirds) posses different sensor sizes.

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The 5DS was unveiled 5 years after the E-30 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras feature the same body design (Mid-size SLR).

Before delving straight to a in depth comparison, here is a quick overview of how the 5DS scores against the E-30 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon EOS 5DS & Olympus E-30. The full galleries are available at Canon 5DS Gallery & Olympus E-30 Gallery.

If you're intending to travel with your camera, you should factor in its weight and dimensions. The Canon 5DS has outside dimensions of 152mm x 116mm x 76mm (6.0" x 4.6" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 930 grams (2.05 lbs) and the Olympus E-30 has dimensions of 142mm x 108mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.3" x 3.0") along with a weight of 695 grams (1.53 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen at that time. Below is a front view measurement comparison of the 5DS versus the E-30.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 5DS and E-30 is 55 and 60 respectively.

Normally, its tough to picture the gap between sensor dimensions only by looking at specs. The pic below will help provide you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the 5DS and E-30.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The 5DS using its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Canon 5DS will give greater detail having an extra 39 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The younger 5DS provides an edge in sensor technology.