Olympus E-30 vs Sony RX10 IV

On this page, we will be comparing the Olympus E-30 versus Sony RX10 IV, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a considerable difference between the resolutions of the E-30 (12MP) and RX10 IV (20MP) and the E-30 (Four Thirds) and RX10 IV (1") boast different sensor sizing.

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The E-30 was released 9 years before the RX10 IV which is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony RX10 IV being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving right into a full comparison, here is a brief overview of how the E-30 grades versus the RX10 IV when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-30 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-30 Gallery & Sony RX10 IV Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to travel with your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-30 has outside measurements of 142mm x 108mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.3" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 695 grams (1.53 lbs) and the Sony RX10 IV has dimensions of 133mm x 94mm x 145mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.7") with a weight of 1095 grams (2.41 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. The following is a front view overall size comparison of the E-30 compared to the RX10 IV.

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the E-30 and RX10 IV is 60 and 52 respectively.

Oftentimes, it can be hard to visualize the gap between sensor dimensions just by looking at specifications. The image here will give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-30 and RX10 IV.

Plainly, both of those cameras have different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-30 because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony RX10 IV will give you more detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more aged E-30 is going to be behind in sensor technology.