Olympus E-30 vs Sony W620

Lets look closer at the Olympus E-30 and Sony W620, one being a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. The sensor resolution of the E-30 (12MP) and the W620 (14MP) is fairly similar but the E-30 (Four Thirds) and W620 (1/2.3") have different sensor dimensions.

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The E-30 was released 3 years prior to the W620 and that is quite a sizable gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W620 being a Compact camera.

Before getting right into a in-depth comparison, here is a brief overview of how the E-30 scores against the W620 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-30 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W620. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-30 Gallery and Sony W620 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to carry your camera frequently, you need to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus E-30 offers exterior 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 W620 has sizing of 98mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.8") along with a weight of 116 grams (0.26 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-30 and Sony W620 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Below is a front view over all size comparison of the E-30 against the W620.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the E-30 and W620 is 60 and 96 respectively.

Oftentimes, its hard to visualize the gap between sensor sizing simply by reading a spec sheet. The graphic below will help give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-30 and W620.

As you can see, each of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The E-30 featuring a larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF easier and the Sony W620 will deliver extra detail as a result of its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop pics a bit more aggressively. The older E-30 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.