Olympus E-30 vs Panasonic ZS200

Here is a complete comparison of the Olympus E-30 vs Panasonic ZS200, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. There is a considerable difference between the image resolutions of the E-30 (12MP) and ZS200 (20MP) and the E-30 (Four Thirds) and ZS200 (1") provide different sensor measurements.

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The E-30 was unveiled 10 years earlier than the ZS200 and that is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Panasonic ZS200 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting right into a complete comparison, here is a concise summation of how the E-30 matches up versus the ZS200 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-30 & Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-30 Gallery & Panasonic ZS200 Gallery.

If you are intending to carry your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-30 comes with outer dimensions 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 Panasonic ZS200 has dimensions of 111mm x 66mm x 45mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.8") accompanied by a weight of 340 grams (0.75 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-30 vs Panasonic ZS200 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilising during that time. Underneath is a front view over all size comparison of the E-30 and the ZS200.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the E-30 and ZS200 is 60 and 86 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is difficult to visualize the gap between sensor sizing simply by reviewing specs. The graphic below will offer you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-30 and ZS200.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The E-30 with its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Panasonic ZS200 will offer greater detail having an extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop images way more aggressively. The older E-30 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.