Olympus E-30 vs Sony WX9

Its time to take a deeper look at the Olympus E-30 vs Sony WX9, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a sizable difference among the image resolutions of the E-30 (12MP) and WX9 (16MP) and the E-30 (Four Thirds) and WX9 (1/2.3") possess different sensor size.

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The E-30 was announced 21 months before the WX9 making the cameras a generation away from each other. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony WX9 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief summation of how the E-30 matches up vs the WX9 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-30 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX9. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus E-30 Gallery & Sony WX9 Gallery.

For those who are looking to travel with your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor in its weight and size. The Olympus E-30 provides physical dimensions of 142mm x 108mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.3" x 3.0") along with a weight of 695 grams (1.53 lbs) and the Sony WX9 has specifications of 95mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") and a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have attached at the time. Here is the front view size comparison of the E-30 vs the WX9.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the E-30 and WX9 is 60 and 99 respectively.

Often, it can be hard to imagine the contrast in sensor dimensions just by checking out specifications. The picture here might provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-30 and WX9.

To sum up, both of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-30 using its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF less difficult and the Sony WX9 will show greater detail with its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop images much more aggressively. The more aged E-30 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.