Olympus E-30 vs Panasonic FS12

Its time to look a little more closely at the Olympus E-30 versus Panasonic FS12, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact by brands Olympus and Panasonic. The image resolution of the E-30 (12MP) and the FS12 (12MP) is very similar but the E-30 (Four Thirds) and FS12 (1/2.3") come with different sensor size.

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The E-30 was launched about the same time to the FS12 and they are of a similar age. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Panasonic FS12 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go through a detailed comparison, below is a brief summation of how the E-30 matches up vs the FS12 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-30 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS12. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-30 Gallery & Panasonic FS12 Gallery.

When you are planning to carry around your camera, you're going to have to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus E-30 offers physical 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 Panasonic FS12 has sizing of 97mm x 55mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 129 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Underneath is the front view measurements comparison of the E-30 against the FS12.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the E-30 and FS12 is 60 and 95 respectively.

In many cases, it's difficult to imagine the gap between sensor sizes merely by reading a spec sheet. The image here might offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-30 and FS12.

Clearly, both the cameras posses the exact same MP but different sensor sizes. The E-30 offers the larger sensor which should make getting shallow DOF simpler.