Olympus E-30 vs Sony RX10

Let's take a more detailed look at the Olympus E-30 and Sony RX10, one is a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a big gap among the image resolutions of the E-30 (12MP) and RX10 (20MP) and the E-30 (Four Thirds) and RX10 (1") boast different sensor sizing.

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The E-30 was revealed 6 years before the RX10 which is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony RX10 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the E-30 grades against the RX10 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-30 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-30 Gallery and Sony RX10 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry around your camera, you'll have to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus E-30 offers outer dimensions of 142mm x 108mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.3" x 3.0") having a weight of 695 grams (1.53 lbs) whilst the Sony RX10 has sizing of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") accompanied by a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus E-30 and Sony RX10 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you use at that moment. The following is a front view size comparison of the E-30 against the RX10.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-30 and RX10 is 60 and 58 respectively.

Sometimes, it can be hard to imagine the gap in sensor sizes simply by seeing specifications. The pic underneath should offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-30 and RX10.

Plainly, both the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-30 with its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony RX10 will produce extra detail because of its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more aged E-30 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.