Olympus E-30 vs Sony RX100 VI

In this article, we are analyzing the Olympus E-30 vs Sony RX100 VI, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Sony. There is a noticeable difference among the image resolutions of the E-30 (12MP) and RX100 VI (20MP) and the E-30 (Four Thirds) and RX100 VI (1") come with different sensor measurements.

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The E-30 was launched 10 years earlier than the RX100 VI and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony RX100 VI being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before we go through a in depth comparison, below is a brief summation of how the E-30 matches up against the RX100 VI with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-30 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-30 Gallery & Sony RX100 VI Gallery.

For those who are intending to carry your camera regularly, you will need to factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-30 provides external 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 RX100 VI has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 43mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.7") with a weight of 301 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you use at that time. Here is the front view scale comparison of the E-30 compared to the RX100 VI.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the E-30 and RX100 VI is 60 and 88 respectively.

In many cases, it can be tough to visualize the difference in sensor sizing only by looking through specs. The graphic here will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the E-30 and RX100 VI.

All in all, each of these cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-30 because of its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Sony RX100 VI will render greater detail utilizing its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will let you crop pics far more aggressively. The older E-30 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.