Olympus E-30 vs Panasonic LS5

Below, we are contrasting the Olympus E-30 and Panasonic LS5, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Panasonic. The image resolution of the E-30 (12MP) and the LS5 (14MP) is fairly well matched but the E-30 (Four Thirds) and LS5 (1/2.3") come with different sensor size.

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The E-30 was manufactured 3 years prior to the LS5 which is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Panasonic LS5 being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a complete comparison, below is a simple view of how the E-30 scores against the LS5 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-30 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS5. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-30 Gallery & Panasonic LS5 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to carry around your camera regularly, you're going to have to think about its weight and size. The Olympus E-30 comes with external 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 LS5 has specifications of 97mm x 62mm x 27mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 1.1") with a weight of 126 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you choose at that time. Below is the front view dimension comparison of the E-30 vs the LS5.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the E-30 and LS5 is 60 and 94 respectively.

In many cases, its tough to picture the contrast between sensor sizes just by looking at specifications. The picture here will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-30 and LS5.

To sum up, each of the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-30 due to its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Panasonic LS5 will give you greater detail due to its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-30 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.