Olympus E-PM1 vs Sony TX30

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Olympus E-PM1 versus Sony TX30, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a considerable difference among the resolutions of the E-PM1 (12MP) and TX30 (18MP) and the E-PM1 (Four Thirds) and TX30 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor size.

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The E-PM1 was revealed 20 months prior to the TX30 making the cameras a generation away from each other. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-PM1 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony TX30 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a short summation of how the E-PM1 matches up against the TX30 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-PM1 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX30. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-PM1 Gallery & Sony TX30 Gallery.

When you are looking to travel with your camera regularly, you will need to consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-PM1 provides external dimensions of 110mm x 64mm x 34mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.3") along with a weight of 265 grams (0.58 lbs) while the Sony TX30 has proportions of 96mm x 59mm x 15mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.6") with a weight of 141 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have attached at the time. Following is the front view sizing comparison of the E-PM1 compared to the TX30.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the E-PM1 and TX30 is 89 and 96 respectively.

Generally, it can be hard to envision the difference in sensor dimensions just by researching a spec sheet. The image below should offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-PM1 and TX30.

As you can see, both the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-PM1 with its larger sensor will make getting bokeh easier and the Sony TX30 will provide you with greater detail because of its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos much more aggressively. The more aged E-PM1 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.