Olympus E-30 vs Olympus SZ-11

The following is a thorough review of the Olympus E-30 and Olympus SZ-11, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are produced by Olympus. The image resolution of the E-30 (12MP) and the SZ-11 (14MP) is fairly close but the E-30 (Four Thirds) and SZ-11 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-30 was introduced 3 years before the SZ-11 which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus SZ-11 being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a full comparison, below is a brief view of how the E-30 scores vs the SZ-11 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-30 & Olympus SZ-11. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-30 Gallery & Olympus SZ-11 Gallery.

When you are planning to travel with your camera often, you need to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus E-30 offers exterior dimensions of 142mm x 108mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.3" x 3.0") and a weight of 695 grams (1.53 lbs) whilst the Olympus SZ-11 has specifications of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") along with a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you select during that time. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the E-30 and the SZ-11.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the E-30 and SZ-11 is 60 and 89 respectively.

Generally, it is difficult to envision the contrast in sensor dimensions only by looking through specifications. The pic below might provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the E-30 and SZ-11.

Plainly, each of the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-30 using its larger sensor will make shooting bokeh less difficult and the Olympus SZ-11 will result in greater detail using its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop photos much more aggressively. The more aged E-30 will be behind in sensor innovation.