Olympus E-30 vs Sony HX400V

Below is a detailed overview of the Olympus E-30 vs Sony HX400V, one being a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a big difference among the sensor resolutions of the E-30 (12MP) and HX400V (20MP) and the E-30 (Four Thirds) and HX400V (1/2.3") offer different sensor sizing.

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The E-30 was announced 5 years earlier than the HX400V and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony HX400V being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting straight to a full comparison, here is a brief overview of how the E-30 scores versus the HX400V in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-30 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX400V. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-30 Gallery and Sony HX400V Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-30 provides outside measurements of 142mm x 108mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.3" x 3.0") having a weight of 695 grams (1.53 lbs) while the Sony HX400V has dimensions of 130mm x 93mm x 103mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.1") accompanied by a weight of 660 grams (1.46 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-30 vs Sony HX400V in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are working with at that moment. Below is a front view over all size comparison of the E-30 compared to the HX400V.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the E-30 and HX400V is 60 and 62 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is hard to picture the gap in sensor measurements merely by looking through technical specs. The graphic below will provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-30 and HX400V.

As you can tell, both of these cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-30 having a larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony HX400V will provide you with more detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos way more aggressively. The older E-30 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.