Nikon D7500 vs Olympus E-30

Following is a extensive comparison of the Nikon D7500 and Olympus E-30, both Advanced DSLR digital cameras by rivals Nikon and Olympus. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the D7500 (21MP) and E-30 (12MP) and the D7500 (APS-C) and E-30 (Four Thirds) offer different sensor dimensions.

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The D7500 was announced 8 years after the E-30 which is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras have the same body design (Mid-size SLR).

Before delving straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the D7500 grades against the E-30 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Nikon D7500 & Olympus E-30. The whole galleries are available at Nikon D7500 Gallery & Olympus E-30 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to carry around your camera often, you will have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Nikon D7500 features outside dimensions of 136mm x 104mm x 73mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 2.9") having a weight of 720 grams (1.59 lbs) whilst the Olympus E-30 has dimensions of 142mm x 108mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.3" x 3.0") having a weight of 695 grams (1.53 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have attached at the time. Underneath is a front view over all size comparison of the D7500 against the E-30.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the D7500 and E-30 is 60 and 60 respectively.

Sometimes, its tough to picture the contrast between sensor sizes simply by checking a spec sheet. The picture underneath should provide you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the D7500 and E-30.

As you can see, both the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The D7500 using its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Nikon D7500 will give you greater detail with its extra 9MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The fresher D7500 should have an edge in sensor technology.