Olympus E-1 vs Sony W730

Lets look a little more closely at the Olympus E-1 versus Sony W730, former is a Pro DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the E-1 (5MP) and W730 (16MP) and the E-1 (Four Thirds) and W730 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-1 was introduced 10 years before the W730 which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-1 being a Large SLR camera and the Sony W730 being a Compact camera.

Before getting through a detailed comparison, below is a quick summation of how the E-1 matches up versus the W730 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-1 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W730. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus E-1 Gallery & Sony W730 Gallery.

If you're aiming to travel with your camera often, you'll need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-1 comes with outside measurements of 141mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") along with a weight of 735 grams (1.62 lbs) whilst the Sony W730 has dimensions of 93mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") having a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. Underneath is the front view proportions comparison of the E-1 and the W730.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-1 and W730 is 59 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to visualise the gap between sensor dimensions only by looking at specs. The pic underneath may offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-1 and W730.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-1 with its larger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field easier and the Sony W730 will give more detail using its extra 11 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop photos far more aggressively. The more aged E-1 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.