Olympus E-510 vs Olympus SZ-30MR

Below is a extended overview of the Olympus E-510 versus Olympus SZ-30MR, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are manufactured by Olympus. There is a sizable difference between the resolutions of the E-510 (10MP) and SZ-30MR (16MP) and the E-510 (Four Thirds) and SZ-30MR (1/2.3") use totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-510 was manufactured 4 years before the SZ-30MR and that is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-510 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus SZ-30MR being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a thorough comparison, below is a simple overview of how the E-510 scores against the SZ-30MR in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-510 & Olympus SZ-30MR. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-510 Gallery & Olympus SZ-30MR Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera often, you will need to factor its weight and measurements. 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) and the Olympus SZ-30MR has proportions of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") with a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-510 versus Olympus SZ-30MR in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. The following is the front view physical size comparison of the E-510 and the SZ-30MR.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the E-510 and SZ-30MR is 69 and 89 respectively.

Generally, it can be hard to visualise the gap between sensor measurements merely by reading specifications. The visual underneath will provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-510 and SZ-30MR.

Plainly, both of those cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-510 because of its bigger sensor will make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Olympus SZ-30MR will offer you greater detail due to its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will let you crop pictures far more aggressively. The older E-510 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.