Olympus E-M1 vs Olympus 7030

Its time to look much closer at the Olympus E-M1 vs Olympus 7030, one is a Pro Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are designed by Olympus. The resolution of the E-M1 (16MP) and the 7030 (14MP) is relatively close but the E-M1 (Four Thirds) and 7030 (1/2.3") come with different sensor sizes.

Photography Glossary

The E-M1 was manufactured 3 years after the 7030 which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-M1 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus 7030 being a Compact camera.

Before delving in to a detailed comparison, below is a brief summation of how the E-M1 scores versus the 7030 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus OM-D E-M1 and Olympus Stylus 7030. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-M1 Gallery and Olympus 7030 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to travel with your camera frequently, you will need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M1 has got outside dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 63mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.5") along with a weight of 497 grams (1.10 lbs) while the Olympus 7030 has measurements of 93mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") with a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-M1 vs Olympus 7030 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you use at that time. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the E-M1 compared to the 7030.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-M1 and 7030 is 71 and 95 respectively.

Quite often, it is very difficult to picture the gap in sensor dimensions just by researching technical specs. The pic underneath might provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M1 and 7030.

As you can tell, both of these cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-M1 due to its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Olympus E-M1 will result in extra detail due to its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop photographs far more aggressively. The younger E-M1 should have a benefit in sensor technology.