Kodak Touch vs Olympus E-30

Below, we are contrasting the Kodak Touch versus Olympus E-30, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Advanced DSLR by companies Kodak and Olympus. The image resolution of the Touch (14MP) and the E-30 (12MP) is fairly well matched but the Touch (1/3") and E-30 (Four Thirds) possess different sensor sizes.

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The Touch was brought out 22 months later than the E-30 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. The two cameras come with different body type with the Kodak Touch being a Ultracompact camera and the Olympus E-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go straight into a complete comparison, below is a short summary of how the Touch grades against the E-30 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Kodak EasyShare Touch & Olympus E-30. The entire galleries are viewable at Kodak Touch Gallery & Olympus E-30 Gallery.

When you are intending to lug around your camera frequently, you should factor in its weight and size. The Kodak Touch has outer measurements of 101mm x 58mm x 19mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 0.7") having a weight of 150 grams (0.33 lbs) and the Olympus E-30 has specifications 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 change depending on the lens you have at that moment. Following is the front view dimensions comparison of the Touch vs the E-30.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the Touch and E-30 is 95 and 60 respectively.

More often than not, it can be tough to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements merely by checking specs. The visual below should give you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the Touch and E-30.

All in all, both of these cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The Touch featuring a tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Kodak Touch will give you greater detail having its extra 2MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The more recent Touch should have an advantage in sensor technology.