Olympus E-M1 vs Panasonic TS30

Its time to look a little more closely at the Olympus E-M1 and Panasonic TS30, former is a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Waterproof by companies Olympus and Panasonic. The sensor resolution of the E-M1 (16MP) and the TS30 (16MP) is very well matched but the E-M1 (Four Thirds) and TS30 (1/2.3") use different sensor sizes.

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The E-M1 was launched 14 months earlier than the TS30 making the cameras a generation away from each other. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M1 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic TS30 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight into a in depth comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the E-M1 grades versus the TS30 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus OM-D E-M1 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS30. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-M1 Gallery & Panasonic TS30 Gallery.

If you're aiming to travel with your camera often, you are going to need to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus E-M1 comes with outer 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) whilst the Panasonic TS30 has specifications of 104mm x 58mm x 20mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 0.8") having a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs).

See the Olympus E-M1 and Panasonic TS30 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you use at the time. Underneath is the front view dimension comparison of the E-M1 vs the TS30.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the E-M1 and TS30 is 71 and 95 respectively.

Usually, it is tough to picture the difference between sensor dimensions simply by checking specs. The image here will provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M1 and TS30.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras posses the exact same MP but different sensor dimensions. The E-M1 features the larger sensor which should make achieving shallow depth of field less difficult. The more aged E-M1 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.