Olympus E-30 vs Sony NEX-F3

Let's look much closer at the Olympus E-30 and Sony NEX-F3, one is a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the resolutions of the E-30 (12MP) and NEX-F3 (16MP) and the E-30 (Four Thirds) and NEX-F3 (APS-C) enjoy different sensor sizes.

Photography Glossary

The E-30 was brought out 4 years earlier than the NEX-F3 which is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony NEX-F3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving in to a in depth comparison, below is a short summation of how the E-30 grades vs the NEX-F3 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-30 and Sony Alpha NEX-F3. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-30 Gallery and Sony NEX-F3 Gallery.

When you are intending to travel with your camera often, you are going to need to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus E-30 comes with physical 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) and the Sony NEX-F3 has sizing of 117mm x 67mm x 42mm (4.6" x 2.6" x 1.7") having a weight of 314 grams (0.69 lbs).

Compare the Olympus E-30 and Sony NEX-F3 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Below is the front view scale comparison of the E-30 against the NEX-F3.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-30 and NEX-F3 is 60 and 86 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to imagine the contrast between sensor dimensions just by looking at specifications. The pic below will give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-30 and NEX-F3.

To sum up, the two cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-30 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field tougher and the Sony NEX-F3 will resolve greater detail having its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics much more aggressively. The more aged E-30 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.