Olympus E-30 vs Sony HX350

Here is a comprehensive comparison of the Olympus E-30 versus Sony HX350, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the E-30 (12MP) and HX350 (20MP) and the E-30 (Four Thirds) and HX350 (1/2.3") use different sensor sizes.

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The E-30 was brought out 8 years prior to the HX350 and that is quite a sizable 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 HX350 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the E-30 scores vs the HX350 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-30 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-30 Gallery & Sony HX350 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to carry your camera frequently, you have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-30 has external dimensions of 142mm x 108mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.3" x 3.0") with a weight of 695 grams (1.53 lbs) while the Sony HX350 has dimensions of 130mm x 93mm x 103mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.1") with a weight of 652 grams (1.44 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the E-30 against the HX350.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-30 and HX350 is 60 and 62 respectively.

Quite often, it is very tough to picture the gap between sensor sizing purely by looking at technical specs. The graphic here should give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-30 and HX350.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-30 because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF easier and the Sony HX350 will resolve greater detail having its extra 8MP. Higher resolution can also let you crop shots much more aggressively. The older E-30 is going to be behind in sensor technology.