Olympus E-420 vs Sony HX30V

Let's take a closer look at the Olympus E-420 and Sony HX30V, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a sizable difference between the resolutions of the E-420 (10MP) and HX30V (18MP) and the E-420 (Four Thirds) and HX30V (1/2.3") feature different sensor sizes.

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The E-420 was released 4 years earlier than the HX30V and that is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-420 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony HX30V being a Compact camera.

Before getting through a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick overview of how the E-420 matches up vs the HX30V when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-420 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-420 Gallery & Sony HX30V Gallery.

If you are going to carry your camera frequently, you'll need to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-420 comes with outer measurements of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") having a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) whilst the Sony HX30V has measurements of 107mm x 62mm x 35mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.4") having a weight of 254 grams (0.56 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Below is the front view dimension comparison of the E-420 versus the HX30V.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the E-420 and HX30V is 77 and 90 respectively.

Often, it is difficult to imagine the difference between sensor sizing just by going over specs. The photograph below may give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-420 and HX30V.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-420 due to its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field easier and the Sony HX30V will deliver more detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop pics a little more aggressively. The older E-420 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.