Olympus E-30 vs Olympus SP-100

The following is a comprehensive overview of the Olympus E-30 versus Olympus SP-100, one is a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both offered by Olympus. There exists a big gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-30 (12MP) and SP-100 (16MP) and the E-30 (Four Thirds) and SP-100 (1/2.3") have different sensor dimensions.

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The E-30 was unveiled 5 years prior to the SP-100 which is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus SP-100 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going into a in depth comparison, here is a short summation of how the E-30 matches up versus the SP-100 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-30 and Olympus Stylus SP-100. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-30 Gallery and Olympus SP-100 Gallery.

If you're intending to travel with your camera often, you will have to factor 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") having a weight of 695 grams (1.53 lbs) and the Olympus SP-100 has dimensions of 122mm x 91mm x 133mm (4.8" x 3.6" x 5.2") with a weight of 594 grams (1.31 lbs).

See the Olympus E-30 versus Olympus SP-100 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Underneath is a front view overall size comparison of the E-30 and the SP-100.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-30 and SP-100 is 60 and 63 respectively.

Typically, it's difficult to imagine the difference between sensor dimensions simply by checking specs. The image below will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-30 and SP-100.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-30 using its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Olympus SP-100 will give extra detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics way more aggressively. The more aged E-30 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.