Olympus E-30 vs Ricoh WG-30

Following is a in depth overview of the Olympus E-30 vs Ricoh WG-30, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Waterproof by rivals Olympus and Ricoh. There exists a noticeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-30 (12MP) and WG-30 (16MP) and the E-30 (Four Thirds) and WG-30 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor size.

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The E-30 was brought out 6 years before the WG-30 which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Ricoh WG-30 being a Compact camera.

Before diving through a more detailed comparison, below is a short highlight of how the E-30 grades vs the WG-30 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-30 & Ricoh WG-30. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-30 Gallery & Ricoh WG-30 Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry around your camera often, you will have to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-30 enjoys outside measurements of 142mm x 108mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.3" x 3.0") having a weight of 695 grams (1.53 lbs) whilst the Ricoh WG-30 has proportions of 123mm x 62mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") accompanied by a weight of 192 grams (0.42 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have attached at that time. The following is the front view size comparison of the E-30 and the WG-30.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-30 and WG-30 is 60 and 91 respectively.

More often than not, its hard to see the gap in sensor sizes purely by seeing specifications. The image underneath may offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-30 and WG-30.

Plainly, the two cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The E-30 because of its larger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF less difficult and the Ricoh WG-30 will provide more detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics much more aggressively. The more aged E-30 will be behind with regard to sensor technology.