Olympus E-30 vs Sony NEX-6

Lets look more closely at the Olympus E-30 versus Sony NEX-6, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-30 (12MP) and NEX-6 (16MP) and the E-30 (Four Thirds) and NEX-6 (APS-C) offer totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-30 was released 5 years before the NEX-6 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony NEX-6 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving right into a full comparison, here is a brief synopsis of how the E-30 scores against the NEX-6 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-30 & Sony Alpha NEX-6. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-30 Gallery & Sony NEX-6 Gallery.

If you're looking to carry around your camera frequently, you have to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus E-30 has external 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 Sony NEX-6 has specifications of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") with a weight of 345 grams (0.76 lbs).

Compare the Olympus E-30 versus Sony NEX-6 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are utilising at that time. Here is a front view size comparison of the E-30 against the NEX-6.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-30 and NEX-6 is 60 and 85 respectively.

Quite often, it can be tough to visualise the contrast between sensor sizes only by going over specifications. The picture here may provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-30 and NEX-6.

To sum up, both of these cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The E-30 featuring a tinier sensor will make getting shallower depth of field trickier and the Sony NEX-6 will deliver greater detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The more aged E-30 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.