Olympus E-420 vs Panasonic LZ30

Let's look a bit more in depth at the Olympus E-420 vs Panasonic LZ30, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Olympus and Panasonic. There is a crucial difference among the resolutions of the E-420 (10MP) and LZ30 (16MP) and the E-420 (Four Thirds) and LZ30 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-420 was manufactured 5 years earlier than the LZ30 which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-420 being a Compact SLR camera and the Panasonic LZ30 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting through a step-by-step comparison, below is a short introduction of how the E-420 matches up against the LZ30 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-420 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ30. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-420 Gallery and Panasonic LZ30 Gallery.

In case you're going to travel with your camera, you're going to have to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-420 has got outside measurements of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") with a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) while the Panasonic LZ30 has measurements of 124mm x 84mm x 92mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 3.6") along with a weight of 552 grams (1.22 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you use during that time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the E-420 versus the LZ30.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the E-420 and LZ30 is 77 and 66 respectively.

Often, it's tough to see the contrast in sensor dimensions only by viewing technical specs. The image underneath may provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the E-420 and LZ30.

As you have seen, both cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-420 because of its bigger sensor will make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Panasonic LZ30 will result in extra detail due to its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-420 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.