Fujifilm Z37 vs Olympus E-300

Lets examine more in depth at the Fujifilm Z37 vs Olympus E-300, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Advanced DSLR by companies FujiFilm and Olympus. There exists a sizeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the Fujifilm Z37 (10MP) and E-300 (8MP) and the Fujifilm Z37 (1/2.3") and E-300 (Four Thirds) use totally different sensor dimensions.

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The Fujifilm Z37 was manufactured 4 years after the E-300 which is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Fujifilm Z37 being a Compact camera and the Olympus E-300 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go in to a detailed comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the Fujifilm Z37 scores vs the E-300 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Fujifilm FinePix Z37 and Olympus E-300. The entire galleries are viewable at Fujifilm Z37 Gallery and Olympus E-300 Gallery.

In case you're aiming to travel with your camera, you're going to have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Fujifilm Z37 has outside dimensions of 90mm x 58mm x 24mm (3.5" x 2.3" x 0.9") with a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs) and the Olympus E-300 has measurements of 147mm x 85mm x 64mm (5.8" x 3.3" x 2.5") with a weight of 624 grams (1.38 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are using during that time. Here is the front view sizing comparison of the Fujifilm Z37 vs the E-300.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the Fujifilm Z37 and E-300 is 95 and 67 respectively.

Quite often, it is difficult to visualise the contrast in sensor dimensions just by researching specs. The image below may give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the Fujifilm Z37 and E-300.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The Fujifilm Z37 because of its smaller sensor will make shooting shallower DOF trickier and the Fujifilm Z37 will result in greater detail due to its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images far more aggressively. The more recent Fujifilm Z37 will have a benefit in sensor technology.