FujiFilm F300EXR vs Olympus SZ-30MR

Its time to examine more closely at the FujiFilm F300EXR and Olympus SZ-30MR, both Small Sensor Superzoom digital cameras by companies FujiFilm and Olympus. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the F300EXR (12MP) and SZ-30MR (16MP) and the F300EXR (1/2") and SZ-30MR (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor size.

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The F300EXR was brought out 7 months before the SZ-30MR so they are both of a similar age. Both cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving through a thorough comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the F300EXR grades versus the SZ-30MR with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for FujiFilm FinePix F300EXR & Olympus SZ-30MR. The entire galleries are viewable at FujiFilm F300EXR Gallery & Olympus SZ-30MR Gallery.

When you are planning to lug around your camera, you will want to take into account its weight and dimensions. The FujiFilm F300EXR has got physical measurements of 104mm x 59mm x 33mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 215 grams (0.47 lbs) and the Olympus SZ-30MR has dimensions of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") having a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are using at that time. Underneath is the front view scale comparison of the F300EXR versus the SZ-30MR.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the F300EXR and SZ-30MR is 91 and 89 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to envision the contrast between sensor measurements only by looking at a spec sheet. The visual here will help offer you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the F300EXR and SZ-30MR.

As you can see, both of these cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The F300EXR featuring a larger sensor will make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Olympus SZ-30MR will give you extra detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older F300EXR is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.