Olympus E-30 has a
12.0MP Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features TruePic III+ processor. On the other hand, Olympus E-510 has a
10.0MP Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm ) sized CMOS sensor .
Below you can see the E-30 and E-510 sensor size comparison.
Olympus E-30 and Olympus E-510 have the same sensor sizes so they will provide same level of control over the depth of field when used with same focal length and aperture. On the other hand, since Olympus E-510 has 22% larger pixel area (22.54µm2 vs 18.45µm2) compared to Olympus E-30, it has larger pixel area to collect light hence potential to have less noise in low light / High ISO images.
DxOMark Sensor Scores
Both Olympus E-30 and Olympus E-510 sensors have been tested by DxoMark. DxoMark scores camera sensors for color depth (DXO Portrait), dynamic range (DXO Landscape) and low-light sensitivity (DXO Sports), and also gives them an overall score. Of the two cameras that we are comparing, E-30 has scored 55, 3 points higher than E-510.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Olympus E-30 |
55 |
21.3 bits |
10.4 Evs |
530 ISO |
Olympus E-510 |
52 |
21.2 bits |
10.0 Evs |
442 ISO |