Olympus E-M10 III vs Sony HX30V

Its time to take a deeper look at the Olympus E-M10 III and Sony HX30V, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the E-M10 III (16MP) and the HX30V (18MP) is pretty comparable but the E-M10 III (Four Thirds) and HX30V (1/2.3") use different sensor size.

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The E-M10 III was brought out 5 years after the HX30V which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M10 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony HX30V being a Compact camera.

Before going through a complete comparison, below is a short highlight of how the E-M10 III scores vs the HX30V in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M10 III Gallery & Sony HX30V Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry around your camera, you will have to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-M10 III has outer measurements of 122mm x 84mm x 50mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 2.0") accompanied by a weight of 410 grams (0.90 lbs) whilst the Sony HX30V has proportions of 107mm x 62mm x 35mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.4") having a weight of 254 grams (0.56 lbs).

Examine the Olympus E-M10 III and Sony HX30V in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are using during that time. Below is the front view size comparison of the E-M10 III compared to the HX30V.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-M10 III and HX30V is 80 and 90 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to visualize the gap in sensor sizes merely by going through specs. The image below will offer you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the E-M10 III and HX30V.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The E-M10 III because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field easier and the Sony HX30V will show greater detail having its extra 2MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop pictures much more aggressively. The younger E-M10 III should have a benefit when it comes to sensor tech.