Olympus E-30 vs Olympus SZ-30MR
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Olympus E-30 vs Olympus SZ-30MR Key Specs
(Full Review)
- 12MP - Four Thirds Sensor
- 2.7" Fully Articulated Screen
- ISO 100 - 3200
- Sensor based Image Stabilization
- 1/8000s Max Shutter
- No Video
- Micro Four Thirds Mount
- 695g - 142 x 108 x 75mm
- Revealed March 2009
(Full Review)
- 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
- 3" Fixed Screen
- ISO 80 - 3200
- Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
- 1920 x 1080 video
- 25-600mm (F3.0-6.9) lens
- 226g - 106 x 69 x 40mm
- Released March 2011
Olympus E-30 vs Olympus SZ-30MR Overview
Here is a in-depth review of the Olympus E-30 versus Olympus SZ-30MR, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are manufactured by Olympus. There exists a crucial gap between the image resolutions of the E-30 (12MP) and SZ-30MR (16MP) and the E-30 (Four Thirds) and SZ-30MR (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor sizing.
Apple Innovates by Creating Next-Level Optical Stabilization for iPhoneThe E-30 was introduced 23 months prior to the SZ-30MR which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus SZ-30MR being a Compact camera.
Before going in to a in depth comparison, below is a short introduction of how the E-30 grades versus the SZ-30MR with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.
Olympus E-30 vs Olympus SZ-30MR Gallery
Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-30 and Olympus SZ-30MR. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-30 Gallery and Olympus SZ-30MR Gallery.
Reasons to pick Olympus E-30 over the Olympus SZ-30MR
E-30 | SZ-30MR | |||
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Manually focus | Dial exact focus | |||
Screen type | Fully Articulated | Fixed | Fully Articulating screen | |
Selfie screen | Easy selfies |
Reasons to pick Olympus SZ-30MR over the Olympus E-30
SZ-30MR | E-30 | |||
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Released | March 2011 | March 2009 | Fresher by 23 months | |
Screen sizing | 3" | 2.7" | Bigger screen (+0.3") | |
Screen resolution | 460k | 230k | Sharper screen (+230k dot) |
Common features in the Olympus E-30 and Olympus SZ-30MR
E-30 | SZ-30MR | |||
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Touch screen | Neither comes with Touch screen |
Olympus E-30 vs Olympus SZ-30MR Physical Comparison
If you're aiming to carry your camera regularly, you will have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-30 comes with outside 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) and the Olympus SZ-30MR has dimensions of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") and a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs).
Check the Olympus E-30 versus Olympus SZ-30MR in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are employing at that time. Here is the front view size comparison of the E-30 and the SZ-30MR.
Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-30 and SZ-30MR is 60 and 89 respectively.
Olympus E-30 vs Olympus SZ-30MR Sensor Comparison
Quite often, it can be hard to see the contrast between sensor sizing simply by reviewing specifications. The graphic here might provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-30 and SZ-30MR.
To sum up, both of those cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The E-30 having a bigger sensor will make getting bokeh easier and the Olympus SZ-30MR will offer you more detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs far more aggressively. The older E-30 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.
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Olympus E-30 vs Olympus SZ-30MR Specifications
Olympus E-30 | Olympus SZ-30MR | |
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General Information | ||
Company | Olympus | Olympus |
Model | Olympus E-30 | Olympus SZ-30MR |
Category | Advanced DSLR | Small Sensor Superzoom |
Revealed | 2009-03-24 | 2011-03-02 |
Physical type | Mid-size SLR | Compact |
Sensor Information | ||
Powered by | TruePic III+ | TruePic III+ |
Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
Sensor size | Four Thirds | 1/2.3" |
Sensor dimensions | 17.3 x 13mm | 6.17 x 4.55mm |
Sensor area | 224.9mm² | 28.1mm² |
Sensor resolution | 12 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
Anti aliasing filter | ||
Aspect ratio | 1:1, 5:4, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 | 4:3 and 16:9 |
Maximum resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 4608 x 3456 |
Maximum native ISO | 3200 | 3200 |
Minimum native ISO | 100 | 80 |
RAW format | ||
Autofocusing | ||
Manual focus | ||
Touch focus | ||
Autofocus continuous | ||
Autofocus single | ||
Tracking autofocus | ||
Selective autofocus | ||
Center weighted autofocus | ||
Multi area autofocus | ||
Autofocus live view | ||
Face detection focus | ||
Contract detection focus | ||
Phase detection focus | ||
Number of focus points | 11 | - |
Cross focus points | - | - |
Lens | ||
Lens mounting type | Micro Four Thirds | fixed lens |
Lens focal range | - | 25-600mm (24.0x) |
Highest aperture | - | f/3.0-6.9 |
Macro focus range | - | 1cm |
Number of lenses | 45 | - |
Crop factor | 2.1 | 5.8 |
Screen | ||
Type of screen | Fully Articulated | Fixed Type |
Screen diagonal | 2.7" | 3" |
Resolution of screen | 230 thousand dots | 460 thousand dots |
Selfie friendly | ||
Liveview | ||
Touch operation | ||
Screen technology | HyperCrystal II LCD | TFT Hypercrystal III Color LCD |
Viewfinder Information | ||
Viewfinder | Optical (pentaprism) | None |
Viewfinder coverage | 98% | - |
Viewfinder magnification | 0.56x | - |
Features | ||
Slowest shutter speed | 60s | 4s |
Maximum shutter speed | 1/8000s | 1/1700s |
Continuous shooting rate | 5.0fps | 2.0fps |
Shutter priority | ||
Aperture priority | ||
Expose Manually | ||
Exposure compensation | Yes | - |
Custom white balance | ||
Image stabilization | ||
Integrated flash | ||
Flash range | 13.00 m | 4.00 m |
Flash modes | Auto, Manual, Fill, Red-eye reduction, Slow sync with red-eye reduction, Slow sync, Slow sync 2nd curtain, Off | Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in |
Hot shoe | ||
AEB | ||
White balance bracketing | ||
Maximum flash synchronize | 1/250s | - |
Exposure | ||
Multisegment metering | ||
Average metering | ||
Spot metering | ||
Partial metering | ||
AF area metering | ||
Center weighted metering | ||
Video features | ||
Video resolutions | - | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps)1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 180 (30fps) |
Maximum video resolution | None | 1920x1080 |
Video format | - | MPEG-4 |
Mic support | ||
Headphone support | ||
Connectivity | ||
Wireless | None | Eye-Fi Connected |
Bluetooth | ||
NFC | ||
HDMI | ||
USB | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
GPS | None | None |
Physical | ||
Environment sealing | ||
Water proof | ||
Dust proof | ||
Shock proof | ||
Crush proof | ||
Freeze proof | ||
Weight | 695 grams (1.53 pounds) | 226 grams (0.50 pounds) |
Dimensions | 142 x 108 x 75mm (5.6" x 4.3" x 3.0") | 106 x 69 x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") |
DXO scores | ||
DXO All around score | 55 | not tested |
DXO Color Depth score | 21.3 | not tested |
DXO Dynamic range score | 10.4 | not tested |
DXO Low light score | 530 | not tested |
Other | ||
Battery life | 750 shots | 220 shots |
Type of battery | Battery Pack | Battery Pack |
Battery model | BLM-1 | LI-50B |
Self timer | Yes (12 or 2 sec) | Yes (2 or 12 sec) |
Time lapse feature | ||
Type of storage | Compact Flash (Type I or II) / xD Picture Card | SD/SDHC/SDXC |
Card slots | One | One |
Launch price | $1,299 | $279 |