Leica D-Lux 6 vs Olympus 7030

Let's take a more detailed look at the Leica D-Lux 6 vs Olympus 7030, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by competitors Leica and Olympus. There exists a noticeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the D-Lux 6 (10MP) and 7030 (14MP) and the D-Lux 6 (1/1.7") and 7030 (1/2.3") provide different sensor dimensions.

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The D-Lux 6 was manufactured 2 years after the 7030 which is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before delving into a complete comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the D-Lux 6 grades against the 7030 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Leica D-Lux 6 & Olympus Stylus 7030. The entire galleries are available at Leica D-Lux 6 Gallery & Olympus 7030 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to carry around your camera frequently, you need to factor its weight and proportions. The Leica D-Lux 6 offers outside dimensions of 111mm x 68mm x 46mm (4.4" x 2.7" x 1.8") and a weight of 298 grams (0.66 lbs) while the Olympus 7030 has measurements of 93mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") having a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are using at the time. Here is a front view dimension comparison of the D-Lux 6 versus the 7030.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the D-Lux 6 and 7030 is 86 and 95 respectively.

Typically, it is hard to picture the gap between sensor sizes simply by checking specs. The picture underneath will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the D-Lux 6 and 7030.

All in all, both of those cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The D-Lux 6 because of its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field easier and the Olympus 7030 will resolve more detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images a bit more aggressively. The younger D-Lux 6 should have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.