Olympus E-30 vs Panasonic FZ1000

Its time to look more closely at the Olympus E-30 vs Panasonic FZ1000, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. There is a sizable difference between the sensor resolutions of the E-30 (12MP) and FZ1000 (20MP) and the E-30 (Four Thirds) and FZ1000 (1") offer different sensor measurements.

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The E-30 was announced 6 years before the FZ1000 which is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Panasonic FZ1000 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving into a in depth comparison, here is a short introduction of how the E-30 grades against the FZ1000 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-30 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-30 Gallery & Panasonic FZ1000 Gallery.

For those who are going to travel with your camera, you'll need to think about its weight and size. The Olympus E-30 has got outer dimensions of 142mm x 108mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.3" x 3.0") along with a weight of 695 grams (1.53 lbs) while the Panasonic FZ1000 has specifications of 137mm x 99mm x 131mm (5.4" x 3.9" x 5.2") and a weight of 831 grams (1.83 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are employing during that time. Here is a front view measurement comparison of the E-30 compared to the FZ1000.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the E-30 and FZ1000 is 60 and 55 respectively.

Often, its tough to picture the contrast between sensor dimensions purely by checking specs. The pic below might offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-30 and FZ1000.

As you can plainly see, both cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-30 with its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Panasonic FZ1000 will resolve more detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop pics more aggressively. The more aged E-30 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.