Canon R5 vs Olympus SZ-30MR

Lets look more closely at the Canon R5 versus Olympus SZ-30MR, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Canon and Olympus. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the R5 (45MP) and SZ-30MR (16MP) and the R5 (Full frame) and SZ-30MR (1/2.3") have different sensor sizes.

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The R5 was released 9 years later than the SZ-30MR and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Canon R5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus SZ-30MR being a Compact camera.

Before we go right into a in-depth comparison, here is a concise summation of how the R5 matches up versus the SZ-30MR in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Canon EOS R5 & Olympus SZ-30MR. The complete galleries are provided at Canon R5 Gallery & Olympus SZ-30MR Gallery.

In case you're looking to lug around your camera frequently, you'll have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Canon R5 has got external measurements of 138mm x 98mm x 88mm (5.4" x 3.9" x 3.5") with a weight of 738 grams (1.63 lbs) while the Olympus SZ-30MR has dimensions of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") having a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are working with at that moment. Following is a front view over all size comparison of the R5 compared to the SZ-30MR.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the R5 and SZ-30MR is 59 and 89 respectively.

Typically, it's difficult to visualize the gap between sensor measurements only by reading through specs. The graphic below will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the R5 and SZ-30MR.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The R5 due to its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field less difficult and the Canon R5 will resolve greater detail as a result of its extra 29 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop shots more aggressively. The fresher R5 provides an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.