Nikon D600 vs Olympus E-30

Let's take a deeper look at the Nikon D600 vs Olympus E-30, both Advanced DSLR digital cameras by manufacturers Nikon and Olympus. There exists a noticeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the D600 (24MP) and E-30 (12MP) and the D600 (Full frame) and E-30 (Four Thirds) use totally different sensor dimensions.

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The D600 was introduced 3 years later than the E-30 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with the identical body type (Mid-size SLR).

Before we go straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the D600 matches up against the E-30 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon D600 & Olympus E-30. The whole galleries are available at Nikon D600 Gallery & Olympus E-30 Gallery.

If you are planning to lug around your camera frequently, you are going to need to take into account its weight and volume. The Nikon D600 offers outer measurements of 141mm x 113mm x 82mm (5.6" x 4.4" x 3.2") having a weight of 850 grams (1.87 lbs) whilst the Olympus E-30 has sizing of 142mm x 108mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.3" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 695 grams (1.53 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have attached at the time. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the D600 against the E-30.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the D600 and E-30 is 56 and 60 respectively.

More often than not, it is very difficult to visualise the difference between sensor measurements merely by reading through specs. The graphic below should give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the D600 and E-30.

All in all, both of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The D600 with its larger sensor will make achieving bokeh simpler and the Nikon D600 will resolve greater detail using its extra 12 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The younger D600 will have an edge in sensor innovation.