Nikon D50 vs Olympus E-30

Below is a complete overview of the Nikon D50 vs Olympus E-30, both Advanced DSLR digital cameras by competitors Nikon and Olympus. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the D50 (6MP) and E-30 (12MP) and the D50 (APS-C) and E-30 (Four Thirds) come with different sensor sizing.

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The D50 was released 4 years prior to the E-30 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer the identical body type (Mid-size SLR).

Before delving straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick overview of how the D50 scores vs the E-30 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Nikon D50 & Olympus E-30. The complete galleries are viewable at Nikon D50 Gallery & Olympus E-30 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to take into account its weight and size. The Nikon D50 offers outside measurements of 133mm x 102mm x 76mm (5.2" x 4.0" x 3.0") with a weight of 620 grams (1.37 lbs) whilst the Olympus E-30 has specifications of 142mm x 108mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.3" x 3.0") with a weight of 695 grams (1.53 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have attached at that moment. Underneath is the front view proportions comparison of the D50 and the E-30.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the D50 and E-30 is 64 and 60 respectively.

Normally, it is very tough to picture the difference between sensor measurements simply by reading technical specs. The graphic below may offer you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the D50 and E-30.

As you can tell, both the cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The D50 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Olympus E-30 will offer you more detail as a result of its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs a little more aggressively. The older D50 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.