Olympus E-M10 IV vs Panasonic LZ30

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Olympus E-M10 IV vs Panasonic LZ30, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a large gap among the resolutions of the E-M10 IV (20MP) and LZ30 (16MP) and the E-M10 IV (Four Thirds) and LZ30 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-M10 IV was released 7 years after the LZ30 which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M10 IV being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic LZ30 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a short view of how the E-M10 IV grades versus the LZ30 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus OM-D E-M10 IV & Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ30. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-M10 IV Gallery & Panasonic LZ30 Gallery.

When you are intending to travel with your camera often, you have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-M10 IV comes with outside dimensions 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 Panasonic LZ30 has dimensions of 124mm x 84mm x 92mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 3.6") with a weight of 552 grams (1.22 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Below is the front view physical size comparison of the E-M10 IV compared to the LZ30.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-M10 IV and LZ30 is 81 and 66 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to see the gap in sensor dimensions only by researching specs. The image below will help provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M10 IV and LZ30.

All in all, the two cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-M10 IV because of its bigger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field easier and the Olympus E-M10 IV will render greater detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The fresher E-M10 IV will have an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.