Olympus E-30 vs Sony RX10 II

Its time to look a bit more in depth at the Olympus E-30 versus Sony RX10 II, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a considerable difference among the resolutions of the E-30 (12MP) and RX10 II (20MP) and the E-30 (Four Thirds) and RX10 II (1") come with different sensor size.

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The E-30 was introduced 7 years earlier than the RX10 II and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony RX10 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go through a detailed comparison, below is a short highlight of how the E-30 matches up vs the RX10 II in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-30 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-30 Gallery & Sony RX10 II Gallery.

When you are intending to carry your camera frequently, you will need to factor its weight and size. The Olympus E-30 features physical dimensions of 142mm x 108mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.3" x 3.0") along with a weight of 695 grams (1.53 lbs) and the Sony RX10 II has specifications of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") and a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you use at that moment. The following is the front view proportions comparison of the E-30 and the RX10 II.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the E-30 and RX10 II is 60 and 58 respectively.

In many cases, it is very tough to imagine the difference in sensor sizing merely by seeing specifications. The photograph underneath will provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the E-30 and RX10 II.

To sum up, both of these cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-30 using its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony RX10 II will provide extra detail using its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older E-30 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.