Olympus E-30 vs Sony WX350

Let's look a bit more closely at the Olympus E-30 vs Sony WX350, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-30 (12MP) and WX350 (18MP) and the E-30 (Four Thirds) and WX350 (1/2.3") offer totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-30 was announced 5 years before the WX350 and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony WX350 being a Compact camera.

Before diving right into a in-depth comparison, here is a short view of how the E-30 scores versus the WX350 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-30 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX350. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus E-30 Gallery and Sony WX350 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to carry your camera, you need to consider its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-30 provides exterior 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) while the Sony WX350 has measurements of 96mm x 55mm x 26mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") and a weight of 164 grams (0.36 lbs).

Check the Olympus E-30 vs Sony WX350 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Below is a front view sizing comparison of the E-30 versus the WX350.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-30 and WX350 is 60 and 94 respectively.

More often than not, it's hard to envision the contrast between sensor sizing merely by looking at technical specs. The visual here might provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the E-30 and WX350.

As you can tell, each of these cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-30 using its bigger sensor will make achieving shallower DOF less difficult and the Sony WX350 will give you greater detail with its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The older E-30 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.