Casio EX-S7 vs Olympus E-300

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Casio EX-S7 vs Olympus E-300, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Advanced DSLR by companies Casio and Olympus. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the EX-S7 (12MP) and E-300 (8MP) and the EX-S7 (1/2.3") and E-300 (Four Thirds) provide totally different sensor size.

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The EX-S7 was launched 5 years later than the E-300 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Casio EX-S7 being a Ultracompact camera and the Olympus E-300 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the EX-S7 matches up against the E-300 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Casio Exilim EX-S7 & Olympus E-300. The complete galleries are available at Casio EX-S7 Gallery & Olympus E-300 Gallery.

If you are aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you'll have to factor in its weight and volume. The Casio EX-S7 has got outer dimensions of 97mm x 57mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") with a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs) and the Olympus E-300 has sizing of 147mm x 85mm x 64mm (5.8" x 3.3" x 2.5") having a weight of 624 grams (1.38 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you choose at that moment. Underneath is a front view sizing comparison of the EX-S7 versus the E-300.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the EX-S7 and E-300 is 96 and 67 respectively.

More often than not, it is very difficult to visualise the gap between sensor measurements simply by reading through specifications. The visual underneath should give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the EX-S7 and E-300.

Plainly, each of the cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The EX-S7 because of its tinier sensor will make achieving bokeh harder and the Casio EX-S7 will give you greater detail utilizing its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will let you crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The fresher EX-S7 is going to have a benefit when it comes to sensor technology.