Olympus E-510 vs Olympus FE-4030

Below is a in-depth comparison of the Olympus E-510 versus Olympus FE-4030, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are designed by Olympus. There exists a significant gap between the image resolutions of the E-510 (10MP) and FE-4030 (14MP) and the E-510 (Four Thirds) and FE-4030 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-510 was announced 3 years before the FE-4030 and that is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-510 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus FE-4030 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight into a complete comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the E-510 scores versus the FE-4030 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-510 and Olympus FE-4030. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-510 Gallery and Olympus FE-4030 Gallery.

If you're intending to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to think about its weight and size. The Olympus E-510 has outer measurements of 136mm x 92mm x 68mm (5.4" x 3.6" x 2.7") with a weight of 490 grams (1.08 lbs) whilst the Olympus FE-4030 has specifications of 93mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 146 grams (0.32 lbs).

Examine the Olympus E-510 versus Olympus FE-4030 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the E-510 compared to the FE-4030.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-510 and FE-4030 is 69 and 95 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to envision the contrast between sensor measurements simply by looking at a spec sheet. The graphic here should provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-510 and FE-4030.

As you can see, each of the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-510 with its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF easier and the Olympus FE-4030 will give more detail with its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The older E-510 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.