Olympus E-30 vs Sony W610

In this article, we are matching up the Olympus E-30 vs Sony W610, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the E-30 (12MP) and the W610 (14MP) is fairly close but the E-30 (Four Thirds) and W610 (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-30 was introduced 3 years prior to the W610 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W610 being a Compact camera.

Before delving in to a thorough comparison, below is a brief view of how the E-30 scores versus the W610 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-30 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W610. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-30 Gallery & Sony W610 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to carry your camera frequently, you're going to have to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus E-30 features outer dimensions of 142mm x 108mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.3" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 695 grams (1.53 lbs) while the Sony W610 has specifications of 93mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.7") along with a weight of 113 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have chosen during that time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the E-30 vs the W610.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the E-30 and W610 is 60 and 97 respectively.

Generally, it can be hard to envision the contrast in sensor sizing just by researching specifications. The photograph below will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the E-30 and W610.

Plainly, the 2 cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-30 with its larger sensor will make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony W610 will render more detail using its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos a little more aggressively. The older E-30 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.