Olympus SZ-30MR vs Olympus 7000

Its time to look closer at the Olympus SZ-30MR versus Olympus 7000, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both are created by Olympus. There is a substantial difference among the resolutions of the SZ-30MR (16MP) and 7000 (12MP) but they feature the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The SZ-30MR was announced 2 years later than the 7000 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving straight into a complete comparison, below is a quick overview of how the SZ-30MR matches up versus the 7000 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus SZ-30MR & Olympus Stylus 7000. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus SZ-30MR Gallery & Olympus 7000 Gallery.

In case you're intending to carry your camera regularly, you'll have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus SZ-30MR provides outer dimensions of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") along with a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs) whilst the Olympus 7000 has dimensions of 96mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 172 grams (0.38 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Here is the front view dimensions comparison of the SZ-30MR versus the 7000.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the SZ-30MR and 7000 is 89 and 94 respectively.

Generally, its tough to visualize the gap in sensor sizing simply by viewing a spec sheet. The graphic below might provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the SZ-30MR and 7000.

Clearly, both the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but different megapixels. You can anticipate the Olympus SZ-30MR to provide you with extra detail with its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The newer SZ-30MR should have a benefit when it comes to sensor innovation.