Olympus E-620 vs Panasonic ZS30

Below, we are comparing the Olympus E-620 vs Panasonic ZS30, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-620 (12MP) and ZS30 (18MP) and the E-620 (Four Thirds) and ZS30 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-620 was unveiled 4 years prior to the ZS30 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-620 being a Compact SLR camera and the Panasonic ZS30 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight into a thorough comparison, below is a brief overview of how the E-620 scores against the ZS30 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-620 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS30. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-620 Gallery & Panasonic ZS30 Gallery.

In case you're aiming to lug around your camera often, you will have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-620 has got external dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") accompanied by a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs) while the Panasonic ZS30 has proportions of 105mm x 59mm x 28mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") having a weight of 198 grams (0.44 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-620 vs Panasonic ZS30 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you choose at that moment. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the E-620 and the ZS30.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-620 and ZS30 is 71 and 92 respectively.

Typically, its hard to envision the contrast between sensor measurements just by checking a spec sheet. The visual below might provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-620 and ZS30.

As you can see, each of the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-620 having a larger sensor will make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Panasonic ZS30 will resolve extra detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also help you crop images much more aggressively. The older E-620 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.