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Olympus SZ-30MR vs Olympus 7000

Portability
89
Imaging
39
Features
39
Overall
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Olympus SZ-30MR front
 
Olympus Stylus 7000 front
Portability
94
Imaging
34
Features
21
Overall
28

Olympus SZ-30MR vs Olympus 7000 Key Specs

Olympus SZ-30MR
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-600mm (F3.0-6.9) lens
  • 226g - 106 x 69 x 40mm
  • Introduced March 2011
Olympus 7000
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 50 - 1600
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 37-260mm (F3.5-5.3) lens
  • 172g - 96 x 56 x 25mm
  • Revealed January 2009
  • Additionally Known as mju 7000
Photography Glossary

Olympus SZ-30MR vs Olympus 7000 Overview

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.

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Reasons to pick Olympus SZ-30MR over the Olympus 7000

 SZ-30MR 7000 
RevealedMarch 2011January 2009Fresher by 27 months
Display resolution460k230kClearer display (+230k dot)

Reasons to pick Olympus 7000 over the Olympus SZ-30MR

 7000 SZ-30MR 

Common features in the Olympus SZ-30MR and Olympus 7000

 SZ-30MR 7000 
Manual focus No manual focusing
Display typeFixed Fixed Fixed display
Display dimension3"3"Identical display measurements
Selfie screen Neither provides selfie screen
Touch friendly display Neither provides Touch friendly display

Olympus SZ-30MR vs Olympus 7000 Physical Comparison

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).

Examine the Olympus SZ-30MR versus Olympus 7000 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

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.

Olympus SZ-30MR vs Olympus 7000 size comparison

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

Olympus SZ-30MR vs Olympus 7000 top view buttons comparison

Olympus SZ-30MR vs Olympus 7000 Sensor Comparison

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.

Olympus SZ-30MR vs Olympus 7000 sensor size comparison

Olympus SZ-30MR vs Olympus 7000 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus SZ-30MR vs Olympus 7000 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus SZ-30MR Portrait photography highlights
Olympus 7000 Portrait photography highlights
34
MP count decent (16MP)
offers face detect focus
lack of manual focus
no manual control
cannot use external flash
sensor is small (1/2.3")
no RAW support
20
focusing manually not possible
no manual control
cannot use external flash
MP count low (12MP)
very small sensor (1/2.3")
lacks RAW files
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Street Comparison

Olympus SZ-30MR Street photography features
Olympus 7000 Street photography features
60
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
lighter than competition (226 grams)
no moving screen
sensor is small (1/2.3")
no RAW support
56
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
fixed screen
very small sensor (1/2.3")
lacks RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Olympus SZ-30MR
Sports photography with Olympus 7000
41
excellent zoom range (25-600mm 24.0 x zoom)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
MP count decent (16MP)
offers tracking focus
slow continuous shooting (2.0 frames/s)
no shutter priority
sensor is small (1/2.3")
terrible battery power (220 shots)
no phase detect auto focus
27
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
no shutter priority
MP count low (12MP)
very small sensor (1/2.3")
lacks phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Olympus SZ-30MR Travel photography factors
Olympus 7000 Travel photography factors
65
lighter than competition (226g)
MP count decent (16MP)
flash built-in
pretty wide (25mm)
great reach (600mm)
doesn't have Time Lapse recording
terrible battery power (220 CIPA)
doesn't posses selfie friendly screen
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.0)
55
flash built-in
very long reach (260mm)
lack of Timelapse mode
MP count low (12MP)
doesn't posses selfie friendly screen
wide angle not fantastic (37mm)
slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Olympus SZ-30MR
Landscape photography with Olympus 7000
41
pretty wide (25mm)
screen size is decent (3")
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
MP count decent (16MP)
lack of manual focus
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.0)
no manual control
sensor is small (1/2.3")
no RAW support
terrible battery power (220 shots)
doesn't have Time Lapse recording
32
nice screen size (3 inches)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
focusing manually not possible
can't swap lenses (fixed lens mount)
wide angle not fantastic (37mm)
slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
no manual control
MP count low (12MP)
very small sensor (1/2.3")
lacks RAW files
lack of Timelapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Olympus SZ-30MR
Vlogging with Olympus 7000
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pretty wide (25mm)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
offers face detect focus
video resolution high (1920 x 1080 pxls)
lighter than competition (226 grams)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.0)
doesn't posses selfie friendly screen
doesn't have mic support
25
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
wide angle not fantastic (37mm)
slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
doesn't posses selfie friendly screen
video quality not great (640 x 480 resolution)
lack of external microphone support
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Olympus SZ-30MR vs Olympus 7000 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus SZ-30MR and Olympus 7000
 Olympus SZ-30MROlympus Stylus 7000
General Information
Make Olympus Olympus
Model type Olympus SZ-30MR Olympus Stylus 7000
Also called - mju 7000
Category Small Sensor Superzoom Small Sensor Compact
Introduced 2011-03-02 2009-01-07
Physical type Compact Compact
Sensor Information
Chip TruePic III+ -
Sensor type CMOS CCD
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 6.17 x 4.55mm 6.08 x 4.56mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 27.7mm²
Sensor resolution 16MP 12MP
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 and 16:9 16:9, 4:3 and 3:2
Maximum resolution 4608 x 3456 3968 x 2976
Maximum native ISO 3200 1600
Lowest native ISO 80 50
RAW files
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
Autofocus continuous
Single autofocus
Autofocus tracking
Selective autofocus
Autofocus center weighted
Multi area autofocus
Autofocus live view
Face detection focus
Contract detection focus
Phase detection focus
Cross type focus points - -
Lens
Lens mount type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 25-600mm (24.0x) 37-260mm (7.0x)
Largest aperture f/3.0-6.9 f/3.5-5.3
Macro focusing range 1cm 2cm
Focal length multiplier 5.8 5.9
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen size 3" 3"
Screen resolution 460 thousand dots 230 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Screen tech TFT Hypercrystal III Color LCD -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None None
Features
Slowest shutter speed 4 secs 4 secs
Maximum shutter speed 1/1700 secs 1/2000 secs
Continuous shooting rate 2.0 frames per second -
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual mode
Set white balance
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash distance 4.00 m 4.80 m
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in Auto, Fill-in, Red-Eye reduction, Off, On
External flash
AEB
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (30 fps)1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 180 (30fps) 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15 fps)
Maximum video resolution 1920x1080 640x480
Video file format MPEG-4 Motion JPEG
Microphone support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless Eye-Fi Connected None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 226 grams (0.50 lbs) 172 grams (0.38 lbs)
Dimensions 106 x 69 x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") 96 x 56 x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth rating not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested not tested
DXO Low light rating not tested not tested
Other
Battery life 220 images -
Battery style Battery Pack -
Battery ID LI-50B -
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (12 seconds)
Time lapse shooting
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC xD Picture Card, microSD Card, Internal
Card slots One One
Launch pricing $279 $280