Olympus E-30 vs Pentax E90

Lets look a bit more closely at the Olympus E-30 versus Pentax E90, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Pentax. The image resolution of the E-30 (12MP) and the E90 (10MP) is pretty well matched but the E-30 (Four Thirds) and E90 (1/2.3") come with different sensor sizing.

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The E-30 was manufactured 10 months before the E90 which means that they are both 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 Pentax E90 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a simple view of how the E-30 matches up against the E90 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-30 & Pentax Optio E90. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-30 Gallery & Pentax E90 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera often, you'll need to factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-30 features 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 Pentax E90 has proportions of 102mm x 59mm x 25mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.0") having a weight of 145 grams (0.32 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-30 versus Pentax E90 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are utilising at the time. Below is the front view over all size comparison of the E-30 against the E90.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-30 and E90 is 60 and 94 respectively.

Typically, it is hard to picture the gap between sensor measurements purely by looking at a spec sheet. The photograph below will help give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the E-30 and E90.

As you can see, both of those cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-30 due to its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Olympus E-30 will give you greater detail due to its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop pictures much more aggressively. The older E-30 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.