Olympus E-30 vs Sony H50

Below is a extended comparison of the Olympus E-30 versus Sony H50, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a sizeable difference between the image resolutions of the E-30 (12MP) and H50 (9MP) and the E-30 (Four Thirds) and H50 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-30 was manufactured 3 months later than the H50 and they are both of a similar generation. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony H50 being a Compact camera.

Before delving in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief view of how the E-30 grades against the H50 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-30 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-30 Gallery and Sony H50 Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera frequently, you will have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-30 has outside dimensions of 142mm x 108mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.3" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 695 grams (1.53 lbs) whilst the Sony H50 has dimensions of 116mm x 81mm x 86mm (4.6" x 3.2" x 3.4") with a weight of 547 grams (1.21 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you have attached at the time. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the E-30 versus the H50.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the E-30 and H50 is 60 and 69 respectively.

Oftentimes, it's hard to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements merely by reading through specs. The photograph below should provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-30 and H50.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-30 featuring a bigger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field easier and the Olympus E-30 will give more detail due to its extra 3 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop shots much more aggressively.