Olympus E-30 vs Sony W510

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Olympus E-30 and Sony W510, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the E-30 (12MP) and the W510 (12MP) is relatively similar but the E-30 (Four Thirds) and W510 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-30 was manufactured 21 months prior to the W510 which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W510 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving through a complete comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the E-30 matches up vs the W510 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-30 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W510. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-30 Gallery and Sony W510 Gallery.

If you are aiming to carry your camera often, you're going to have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-30 has got outer dimensions of 142mm x 108mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.3" x 3.0") and a weight of 695 grams (1.53 lbs) whilst the Sony W510 has measurements of 96mm x 54mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.8") along with a weight of 119 grams (0.26 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-30 and Sony W510 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have attached at that time. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the E-30 compared to the W510.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-30 and W510 is 60 and 96 respectively.

Normally, it's tough to envision the gap between sensor sizing purely by reviewing a spec sheet. The visual here might provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the E-30 and W510.

Clearly, both of those cameras enjoy the same exact megapixels albeit not the same sensor sizing. The E-30 includes the bigger sensor which will make achieving shallower depth of field less difficult. The older E-30 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.