Olympus E-30 vs Olympus FE-25

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Olympus E-30 vs Olympus FE-25, one is a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Ultracompact and both of them are built by Olympus. The image resolution of the E-30 (12MP) and the FE-25 (10MP) is fairly close but the E-30 (Four Thirds) and FE-25 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-30 was revealed 3 months after the FE-25 and they are of a similar generation. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus FE-25 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving in to a detailed comparison, below is a concise overview of how the E-30 grades against the FE-25 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-30 and Olympus FE-25. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-30 Gallery and Olympus FE-25 Gallery.

When you are intending to carry around your camera often, you will have to factor its weight and size. The Olympus E-30 has outer measurements of 142mm x 108mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.3" x 3.0") along with a weight of 695 grams (1.53 lbs) while the Olympus FE-25 has specifications of 93mm x 62mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") having a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Here is the front view scale comparison of the E-30 and the FE-25.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the E-30 and FE-25 is 60 and 98 respectively.

Oftentimes, it can be difficult to envision the difference in sensor sizes purely by researching specs. The image here might offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-30 and FE-25.

All in all, both of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-30 using its larger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Olympus E-30 will render greater detail because of its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images somewhat more aggressively.