Olympus E-30 vs Sony H55

The following is a extended analysis of the Olympus E-30 and Sony H55, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the E-30 (12MP) and the H55 (14MP) is very well matched but the E-30 (Four Thirds) and H55 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-30 was introduced 14 months earlier than the H55 making the cameras a generation away from one another. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony H55 being a Compact camera.

Before going through a detailed comparison, below is a simple summation of how the E-30 grades vs the H55 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-30 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus E-30 Gallery & Sony H55 Gallery.

For those who are intending to travel with your camera often, you need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-30 provides outer dimensions of 142mm x 108mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.3" x 3.0") with a weight of 695 grams (1.53 lbs) whilst the Sony H55 has dimensions of 103mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. The following is the front view proportions comparison of the E-30 and the H55.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-30 and H55 is 60 and 92 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to visualise the difference between sensor dimensions purely by reading through specs. The pic here might offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-30 and H55.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-30 having a larger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field easier and the Sony H55 will give greater detail using its extra 2MP. Greater resolution will let you crop images somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-30 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.