Olympus E-30 vs Sony W560

Its time to look a bit more in depth at the Olympus E-30 versus Sony W560, one is a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the E-30 (12MP) and the W560 (14MP) is relatively close but the E-30 (Four Thirds) and W560 (1/2.3") have different sensor measurements.

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The E-30 was introduced 21 months before the W560 which makes them a generation away from one another. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W560 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go straight to a thorough comparison, here is a quick summation of how the E-30 matches up vs the W560 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-30 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W560. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-30 Gallery and Sony W560 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to carry around your camera frequently, you are going to need to consider its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-30 has got outer 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 W560 has measurements of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") having a weight of 110 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you choose at that moment. Below is a front view measurement comparison of the E-30 vs the W560.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-30 and W560 is 60 and 96 respectively.

Typically, it can be hard to picture the difference in sensor sizes simply by looking through a spec sheet. The image here might offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-30 and W560.

As you can see, both the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The E-30 using its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF less difficult and the Sony W560 will result in greater detail using its extra 2MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The more aged E-30 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.