Olympus E-M10 IV vs Olympus SZ-30MR

Lets look a bit more closely at the Olympus E-M10 IV vs Olympus SZ-30MR, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both offered by Olympus. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the E-M10 IV (20MP) and SZ-30MR (16MP) and the E-M10 IV (Four Thirds) and SZ-30MR (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-M10 IV was revealed 9 years after the SZ-30MR which is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-M10 IV being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus SZ-30MR being a Compact camera.

Before we go in to a in depth comparison, below is a short summary of how the E-M10 IV matches up vs the SZ-30MR in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus OM-D E-M10 IV & Olympus SZ-30MR. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-M10 IV Gallery & Olympus SZ-30MR Gallery.

In case you're going to travel with your camera regularly, you will have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-M10 IV comes with exterior measurements of 122mm x 84mm x 49mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 1.9") having a weight of 383 grams (0.84 lbs) whilst the Olympus SZ-30MR has proportions of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") with a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you select at that time. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the E-M10 IV compared to the SZ-30MR.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-M10 IV and SZ-30MR is 81 and 89 respectively.

Normally, its hard to visualise the difference between sensor dimensions purely by looking at a spec sheet. The picture underneath will give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the E-M10 IV and SZ-30MR.

Clearly, both of the cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-M10 IV with its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Olympus E-M10 IV will give you more detail because of its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will help you crop photographs far more aggressively. The fresher E-M10 IV will have an advantage with regard to sensor technology.