Olympus E-30 vs Sony W570

Following is a thorough overview of the Olympus E-30 vs Sony W570, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Ultracompact by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-30 (12MP) and W570 (16MP) and the E-30 (Four Thirds) and W570 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-30 was revealed 21 months earlier than the W570 which makes the cameras a generation away from one another. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W570 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going straight into a full comparison, below is a simple summary of how the E-30 scores against the W570 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-30 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W570. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-30 Gallery & Sony W570 Gallery.

If you are aiming to carry around your camera often, you will need to consider its weight and size. The Olympus E-30 enjoys outside dimensions of 142mm x 108mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.3" x 3.0") with a weight of 695 grams (1.53 lbs) and the Sony W570 has specifications of 91mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") with a weight of 116 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have at that moment. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the E-30 and the W570.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-30 and W570 is 60 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to visualise the gap between sensor sizes only by reading through specs. The picture below may offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the E-30 and W570.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-30 with its bigger sensor will make shooting shallower DOF less difficult and the Sony W570 will resolve more detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs much more aggressively. The more aged E-30 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.