Olympus E-600 vs Olympus SZ-30MR

Below is a in-depth analysis of the Olympus E-600 and Olympus SZ-30MR, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both created by Olympus. There exists a large gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-600 (12MP) and SZ-30MR (16MP) and the E-600 (Four Thirds) and SZ-30MR (1/2.3") have totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-600 was brought out 18 months before the SZ-30MR making them a generation apart from one another. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-600 being a Compact SLR camera and the Olympus SZ-30MR being a Compact camera.

Before delving right into a detailed comparison, here is a short view of how the E-600 grades versus the SZ-30MR when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-600 & Olympus SZ-30MR. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-600 Gallery & Olympus SZ-30MR Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera regularly, you have to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus E-600 has got outside dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") along with a weight of 515 grams (1.14 lbs) while the Olympus SZ-30MR has sizing of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") and a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you select at the time. Following is a front view size comparison of the E-600 against the SZ-30MR.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-600 and SZ-30MR is 71 and 89 respectively.

Quite often, it can be tough to envision the gap in sensor measurements just by going through specs. The visual here will offer you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-600 and SZ-30MR.

All in all, both of the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-600 due to its larger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Olympus SZ-30MR will show extra detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also help you crop images a good deal more aggressively. The older E-600 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.