Olympus FE-4030 vs Sony QX30

Following is a extensive assessment of the Olympus FE-4030 and Sony QX30, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Lens-style by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap among the resolutions of the FE-4030 (14MP) and QX30 (20MP) but they feature the exact same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The FE-4030 was unveiled 5 years earlier than the QX30 which is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-4030 being a Compact camera and the Sony QX30 being a Lens-style camera.

Before getting in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the FE-4030 matches up vs the QX30 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-4030 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX30. The full galleries are available at Olympus FE-4030 Gallery and Sony QX30 Gallery.

In case you're looking to carry around your camera regularly, you'll need to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus FE-4030 comes with physical dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 146 grams (0.32 lbs) whilst the Sony QX30 has sizing of 68mm x 65mm x 58mm (2.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") along with a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs).

Compare the Olympus FE-4030 and Sony QX30 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Below is the front view over all size comparison of the FE-4030 against the QX30.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FE-4030 and QX30 is 95 and 91 respectively.

Quite often, it can be tough to imagine the difference in sensor sizes just by researching technical specs. The pic here will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the FE-4030 and QX30.

As you can tell, both the cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements albeit different megapixels. You should expect the Sony QX30 to result in more detail having an extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures much more aggressively. The more aged FE-4030 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.