Olympus SZ-30MR vs Sony A6300

In this write-up, we are looking at the Olympus SZ-30MR vs Sony A6300, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the SZ-30MR (16MP) and A6300 (24MP) and the SZ-30MR (1/2.3") and A6300 (APS-C) feature totally different sensor dimensions.

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The SZ-30MR was introduced 5 years before the A6300 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus SZ-30MR being a Compact camera and the Sony A6300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going through a detailed comparison, below is a concise overview of how the SZ-30MR matches up versus the A6300 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus SZ-30MR & Sony Alpha a6300. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus SZ-30MR Gallery & Sony A6300 Gallery.

When you are aiming to lug around your camera often, you should factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus SZ-30MR enjoys external measurements of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") and a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs) whilst the Sony A6300 has measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.9") having a weight of 404 grams (0.89 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are using at that time. Underneath is the front view dimensions comparison of the SZ-30MR vs the A6300.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SZ-30MR and A6300 is 89 and 83 respectively.

Quite often, it is very difficult to see the difference between sensor measurements simply by looking at technical specs. The visual underneath may offer you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the SZ-30MR and A6300.

As you can tell, both the cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The SZ-30MR with its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow DOF more challenging and the Sony A6300 will give greater detail using its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop pics far more aggressively. The older SZ-30MR is going to be behind when it comes to sensor tech.