Olympus E-30 vs Sony TX100V

Below, we are contrasting the Olympus E-30 and Sony TX100V, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference between the sensor resolutions of the E-30 (12MP) and TX100V (16MP) and the E-30 (Four Thirds) and TX100V (1/2.3") possess different sensor dimensions.

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The E-30 was released 21 months before the TX100V making the cameras a generation apart from each other. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony TX100V being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting in to a in depth comparison, below is a quick summary of how the E-30 scores versus the TX100V when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-30 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX100V. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-30 Gallery & Sony TX100V Gallery.

If you are going to carry your camera often, you will need to think about its weight and size. The Olympus E-30 has got 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 TX100V has specifications of 97mm x 59mm x 18mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.7") along with a weight of 147 grams (0.32 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-30 and Sony TX100V in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. The following is the front view over all size comparison of the E-30 vs the TX100V.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the E-30 and TX100V is 60 and 95 respectively.

Generally, it's hard to visualize the difference between sensor sizing just by going over specifications. The graphic below should give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-30 and TX100V.

To sum up, both cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The E-30 due to its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony TX100V will offer more detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older E-30 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.