Olympus E-30

The Olympus E-30 is a DSLR camera launched on 03/24/2009.

Technically speaking, the Olympus E-30 ranks in the average of its category, scoring 48 overall. The Olympus E-30 weights 695 gr and spans 142 x 108 x 75 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, the Olympus E-30 behaves better than average in its category for:

• Versatility - Score 65, ranks in the category best 48%.

On the contrary, the performance of Olympus E-30 is below the category average in:

• Image Quality - Score 41, ranks among the worst 8% of its category.
• Speed Performance - Score 39, ranks among the worst 49% of its category.
• Comfort - Score 53, ranks among the worst 38% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait - Good, score 42, ranks in the best 69% of its category. Olympus E-30 works well for Portrait photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Landscape - Suboptimal, score 40, ranks 25% in its category. Olympus E-30 is not the best choice for Landscape photography; if Landscape is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Sport - Good, score 47, ranks in the best 58% of its category. Olympus E-30 works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Street - Good, score 53, ranks in the best 53% of its category. Olympus E-30 works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Everyday - Good, score 55, ranks in the best 52% of its category. Olympus E-30 works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.

Last but not least, the price. You can find the Olympus E-30 sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 793.42 CAD and 793.42 CAD, which is in the average for this camera category.

Overall, Olympus E-30 is a good value for money. However, alternatives are also available, which you may want to take into consideration before taking the final decision. Click here to see alternative options.