Olympus E-30 vs Olympus E-P3

Let's look a bit more in depth at the Olympus E-30 and Olympus E-P3, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and they are both offered by Olympus. The resolution of the E-30 (12MP) and the E-P3 (12MP) is relatively close and both cameras boast the identical sensor size (Four Thirds).

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The E-30 was announced 3 years before the E-P3 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus E-P3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go straight to a complete comparison, here is a simple view of how the E-30 scores versus the E-P3 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-30 & Olympus PEN E-P3. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus E-30 Gallery & Olympus E-P3 Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to carry your camera often, you will need to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus E-30 provides external measurements of 142mm x 108mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.3" x 3.0") with a weight of 695 grams (1.53 lbs) while the Olympus E-P3 has sizing of 122mm x 69mm x 34mm (4.8" x 2.7" x 1.3") with a weight of 369 grams (0.81 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Here is a front view measurement comparison of the E-30 versus the E-P3.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-30 and E-P3 is 60 and 86 respectively.

Normally, it is very tough to visualize the difference in sensor sizing just by viewing specs. The photograph underneath will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the E-30 and E-P3.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras come with the identical sensor size and the identical MP so you can expect comparable quality of photos but you really should take the launch date of the cameras into account. The older E-30 will be behind in sensor technology.