Nikon D40 vs Olympus SZ-30MR

Its time to take a closer look at the Nikon D40 vs Olympus SZ-30MR, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Nikon and Olympus. There is a noticeable difference between the resolutions of the D40 (6MP) and SZ-30MR (16MP) and the D40 (APS-C) and SZ-30MR (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor measurements.

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The D40 was revealed 5 years prior to the SZ-30MR and that is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Nikon D40 being a Compact SLR camera and the Olympus SZ-30MR being a Compact camera.

Before getting through a complete comparison, below is a short summary of how the D40 scores vs the SZ-30MR in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon D40 & Olympus SZ-30MR. The full galleries are available at Nikon D40 Gallery & Olympus SZ-30MR Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera, you'll need to factor its weight and measurements. The Nikon D40 comes with exterior measurements of 124mm x 94mm x 64mm (4.9" x 3.7" x 2.5") having a weight of 522 grams (1.15 lbs) whilst the Olympus SZ-30MR has proportions of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") along with a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you use during that time. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the D40 and the SZ-30MR.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the D40 and SZ-30MR is 71 and 89 respectively.

Usually, its hard to see the difference between sensor measurements purely by reading through specs. The graphic here will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the D40 and SZ-30MR.

All in all, both cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The D40 having a bigger sensor will make shooting shallower DOF easier and the Olympus SZ-30MR will give extra detail because of its extra 10MP. Higher resolution can also help you crop pictures far more aggressively. The older D40 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.