Olympus E-450 vs Olympus SZ-30MR

Lets look much closer at the Olympus E-450 vs Olympus SZ-30MR, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are designed by Olympus. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the E-450 (10MP) and SZ-30MR (16MP) and the E-450 (Four Thirds) and SZ-30MR (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-450 was unveiled 23 months prior to the SZ-30MR which makes them a generation away from one another. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-450 being a Compact SLR camera and the Olympus SZ-30MR being a Compact camera.

Before diving right into a thorough comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the E-450 matches up versus the SZ-30MR in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-450 & Olympus SZ-30MR. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-450 Gallery & Olympus SZ-30MR Gallery.

In case you're planning to carry around your camera frequently, you will need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-450 offers physical dimensions of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") accompanied by a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) and the Olympus SZ-30MR has measurements of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") along with a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have at that moment. The following is a front view overall size comparison of the E-450 and the SZ-30MR.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-450 and SZ-30MR is 77 and 89 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to see the gap between sensor sizes just by reviewing a spec sheet. The picture here might provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-450 and SZ-30MR.

Clearly, both cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The E-450 having a bigger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Olympus SZ-30MR will offer you extra detail having an extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop shots a good deal more aggressively. The more aged E-450 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.