Nikon D7200 vs Olympus E-30

Let's look a bit more closely at the Nikon D7200 and Olympus E-30, both Advanced DSLR digital cameras by brands Nikon and Olympus. There exists a noticeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the D7200 (24MP) and E-30 (12MP) and the D7200 (APS-C) and E-30 (Four Thirds) posses totally different sensor measurements.

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The D7200 was released 6 years after the E-30 which is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature the same body design (Mid-size SLR).

Before diving straight to a full comparison, here is a simple overview of how the D7200 scores vs the E-30 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon D7200 & Olympus E-30. The complete galleries are viewable at Nikon D7200 Gallery & Olympus E-30 Gallery.

In case you're looking to carry around your camera often, you need to take into account its weight and volume. The Nikon D7200 offers outside dimensions of 136mm x 107mm x 76mm (5.4" x 4.2" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 765 grams (1.69 lbs) while the Olympus E-30 has sizing of 142mm x 108mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.3" x 3.0") having a weight of 695 grams (1.53 lbs).

Examine the Nikon D7200 and Olympus E-30 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have at that moment. Below is a front view overall size comparison of the D7200 against the E-30.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the D7200 and E-30 is 59 and 60 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to see the contrast between sensor sizes only by checking a spec sheet. The pic below might give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the D7200 and E-30.

As you can see, each of these cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The D7200 featuring a bigger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Nikon D7200 will give you extra detail as a result of its extra 12MP. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs way more aggressively. The more modern D7200 will have a benefit when it comes to sensor tech.