Olympus E-30 vs Olympus FE-47

Below, we are evaluating the Olympus E-30 vs Olympus FE-47, one being a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both are manufactured by Olympus. The sensor resolution of the E-30 (12MP) and the FE-47 (14MP) is fairly comparable but the E-30 (Four Thirds) and FE-47 (1/2.3") possess different sensor dimensions.

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The E-30 was released 9 months earlier than the FE-47 and they are both of a similar generation. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus FE-47 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight into a complete comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the E-30 scores against the FE-47 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-30 and Olympus FE-47. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-30 Gallery and Olympus FE-47 Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera regularly, you need to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus E-30 has got physical dimensions of 142mm x 108mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.3" x 3.0") along with a weight of 695 grams (1.53 lbs) whilst the Olympus FE-47 has sizing of 98mm x 61mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") along with a weight of 204 grams (0.45 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you select at that time. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the E-30 against the FE-47.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the E-30 and FE-47 is 60 and 93 respectively.

Often, it is very difficult to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements merely by seeing specifications. The visual underneath might provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the E-30 and FE-47.

Plainly, each of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-30 due to its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Olympus FE-47 will show greater detail as a result of its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos much more aggressively. The older E-30 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.