Olympus E-30 vs Sony RX10 III

Let's look more closely at the Olympus E-30 versus Sony RX10 III, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the resolutions of the E-30 (12MP) and RX10 III (20MP) and the E-30 (Four Thirds) and RX10 III (1") boast different sensor sizes.

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The E-30 was announced 8 years before the RX10 III and that is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony RX10 III being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting into a step-by-step comparison, here is a brief summation of how the E-30 scores vs the RX10 III in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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

If you're planning to lug around your camera, you are going to need to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-30 enjoys external measurements 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 III has proportions of 133mm x 94mm x 127mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.0") accompanied by a weight of 1051 grams (2.32 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are utilizing during that time. Following is a front view dimensions comparison of the E-30 against the RX10 III.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-30 and RX10 III is 60 and 53 respectively.

Normally, it is tough to picture the contrast between sensor measurements purely by reading technical specs. The visual below will help offer you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the E-30 and RX10 III.

As you can tell, both the cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-30 using its bigger sensor is going to make achieving bokeh easier and the Sony RX10 III will offer you more detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop shots way more aggressively. The older E-30 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.