Olympus E-30 vs Sony QX30

Here, we are analyzing the Olympus E-30 vs Sony QX30, one being a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Lens-style by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a big gap between the resolutions of the E-30 (12MP) and QX30 (20MP) and the E-30 (Four Thirds) and QX30 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-30 was manufactured 6 years earlier than the QX30 and that is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony QX30 being a Lens-style camera.

Before diving into a detailed comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the E-30 matches up versus the QX30 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-30 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX30. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-30 Gallery and Sony QX30 Gallery.

If you're planning to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to think about its weight and size. The Olympus E-30 provides outer dimensions of 142mm x 108mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.3" x 3.0") and a weight of 695 grams (1.53 lbs) while the Sony QX30 has specifications of 68mm x 65mm x 58mm (2.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") accompanied by a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are utilising during that time. Following is a front view physical size comparison of the E-30 versus the QX30.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-30 and QX30 is 60 and 91 respectively.

More often than not, it can be tough to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements only by looking at specs. The graphic here will offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-30 and QX30.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-30 due to its larger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field easier and the Sony QX30 will give extra detail due to its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The older E-30 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.