Olympus E-30 vs Olympus VH-515

In this article, we will be reviewing the Olympus E-30 and Olympus VH-515, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are built by Olympus. The image resolution of the E-30 (12MP) and the VH-515 (12MP) is pretty comparable but the E-30 (Four Thirds) and VH-515 (1/2.3") feature different sensor sizes.

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The E-30 was announced 4 years prior to the VH-515 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus VH-515 being a Compact camera.

Before getting through a detailed comparison, below is a brief view of how the E-30 matches up versus the VH-515 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-30 & Olympus VH-515. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-30 Gallery & Olympus VH-515 Gallery.

If you're planning to lug around your camera, you're going to have to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus E-30 provides outside dimensions of 142mm x 108mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.3" x 3.0") with a weight of 695 grams (1.53 lbs) and the Olympus VH-515 has sizing of 102mm x 60mm x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs).

Examine the Olympus E-30 and Olympus VH-515 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the E-30 and the VH-515.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-30 and VH-515 is 60 and 95 respectively.

Typically, it's difficult to imagine the difference in sensor measurements just by seeing a spec sheet. The graphic underneath should offer you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-30 and VH-515.

As you can see, each of these cameras offer the same exact megapixels albeit different sensor measurements. The E-30 has the bigger sensor which should make getting shallow DOF less difficult. The older E-30 will be behind in sensor technology.