Olympus E-30 vs Olympus SH-1

Below is a extensive assessment of the Olympus E-30 vs Olympus SH-1, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are offered by Olympus. There exists a crucial gap among the resolutions of the E-30 (12MP) and SH-1 (16MP) and the E-30 (Four Thirds) and SH-1 (1/2.3") have different sensor dimensions.

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The E-30 was revealed 6 years earlier than the SH-1 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus SH-1 being a Compact camera.

Before diving right into a in-depth comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the E-30 scores vs the SH-1 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-30 and Olympus Stylus SH-1. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-30 Gallery and Olympus SH-1 Gallery.

In case you're planning to lug around your camera regularly, you should factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-30 offers outside measurements of 142mm x 108mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.3" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 695 grams (1.53 lbs) while the Olympus SH-1 has dimensions of 109mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.7") along with a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you use during that time. Underneath is a front view overall size comparison of the E-30 and the SH-1.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-30 and SH-1 is 60 and 88 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to imagine the difference in sensor measurements simply by researching technical specs. The visual underneath will provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-30 and SH-1.

As you can tell, each of these cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-30 using its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field less difficult and the Olympus SH-1 will provide you with more detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop shots a bit more aggressively. The older E-30 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.