Olympus 7030 vs Sony S930

Below, we will be analyzing the Olympus 7030 versus Sony S930, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a large gap between the resolutions of the 7030 (14MP) and S930 (10MP) but they use the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The 7030 was brought out 13 months after the S930 which makes the cameras a generation away from one another. The two cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before we go straight into a full comparison, below is a simple summary of how the 7030 matches up versus the S930 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus 7030 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S930. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus 7030 Gallery & Sony S930 Gallery.

In case you're going to travel with your camera regularly, you have to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus 7030 has got outer dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") and a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs) and the Sony S930 has proportions of 90mm x 61mm x 26mm (3.5" x 2.4" x 1.0") with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you use at the time. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the 7030 against the S930.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 7030 and S930 is 95 and 94 respectively.

More often than not, its hard to visualise the gap between sensor dimensions simply by going over technical specs. The image underneath may give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the 7030 and S930.

As you can tell, both the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same megapixels. You can count on the Olympus 7030 to offer you more detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The fresher 7030 is going to have an edge with regard to sensor tech.