Olympus E-30 vs Sony H90

Below, we are contrasting the Olympus E-30 versus Sony H90, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the E-30 (12MP) and H90 (16MP) and the E-30 (Four Thirds) and H90 (1/2.3") feature different sensor dimensions.

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The E-30 was launched 3 years prior to the H90 which is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony H90 being a Compact camera.

Before diving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief view of how the E-30 scores vs the H90 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-30 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-30 Gallery & Sony H90 Gallery.

When you are planning to carry around your camera, you're going to have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-30 enjoys physical measurements of 142mm x 108mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.3" x 3.0") and a weight of 695 grams (1.53 lbs) whilst the Sony H90 has dimensions of 105mm x 60mm x 34mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") having a weight of 222 grams (0.49 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you use during that time. Below is the front view proportions comparison of the E-30 vs the H90.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-30 and H90 is 60 and 91 respectively.

Quite often, it can be tough to picture the contrast between sensor sizes just by looking at specifications. The pic underneath will help provide you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-30 and H90.

Plainly, each of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-30 because of its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony H90 will give you extra detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-30 is going to be behind in sensor tech.