Olympus E-30 vs Sony A37

Below is a in-depth comparison of the Olympus E-30 and Sony A37, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a substantial difference among the resolutions of the E-30 (12MP) and A37 (16MP) and the E-30 (Four Thirds) and A37 (APS-C) use totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-30 was brought out 4 years earlier than the A37 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony A37 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving straight into a in depth comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the E-30 grades against the A37 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-30 & Sony SLT-A37. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-30 Gallery & Sony A37 Gallery.

In case you're planning to lug around your camera, you have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-30 enjoys external measurements of 142mm x 108mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.3" x 3.0") and a weight of 695 grams (1.53 lbs) while the Sony A37 has dimensions of 124mm x 92mm x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") along with a weight of 506 grams (1.12 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you use at the time. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the E-30 vs the A37.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the E-30 and A37 is 60 and 67 respectively.

Often, it can be difficult to envision the gap in sensor measurements simply by checking out a spec sheet. The visual here might provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-30 and A37.

As you can see, both of the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-30 due to its smaller sensor will make getting shallower depth of field tougher and the Sony A37 will show extra detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures much more aggressively. The older E-30 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.