Olympus E-30 vs Sony W830

Following is a extensive review of the Olympus E-30 and Sony W830, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a sizable difference between the image resolutions of the E-30 (12MP) and W830 (20MP) and the E-30 (Four Thirds) and W830 (1/2.3") offer different sensor sizing.

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The E-30 was unveiled 5 years before the W830 which is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W830 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going into a thorough comparison, here is a quick summary of how the E-30 scores versus the W830 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-30 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-30 Gallery & Sony W830 Gallery.

In case you're looking to carry around your camera regularly, you will have to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus E-30 enjoys outside measurements 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 W830 has sizing of 93mm x 52mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") along with a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are employing at the time. Following is a front view sizing comparison of the E-30 compared to the W830.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the E-30 and W830 is 60 and 96 respectively.

In many cases, it is very difficult to visualize the difference between sensor sizes only by reading through specs. The pic underneath may provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the E-30 and W830.

All in all, the two cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-30 having a larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field less difficult and the Sony W830 will give you greater detail having an extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop pics way more aggressively. The more aged E-30 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor tech.