Nikon P300 vs Olympus SZ-30MR

Following is a detailed assessment of the Nikon P300 vs Olympus SZ-30MR, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Nikon and Olympus. There is a large difference between the resolutions of the P300 (12MP) and SZ-30MR (16MP) but both cameras offer the identical sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The P300 was announced 3 months after the SZ-30MR so they are of a similar age. Both of the cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before going straight to a complete comparison, here is a short introduction of how the P300 matches up versus the SZ-30MR when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon Coolpix P300 & Olympus SZ-30MR. The whole galleries are available at Nikon P300 Gallery & Olympus SZ-30MR Gallery.

If you are aiming to carry around your camera often, you are going to need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Nikon P300 has physical dimensions of 103mm x 58mm x 32mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.3") with a weight of 189 grams (0.42 lbs) whilst the Olympus SZ-30MR has measurements 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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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Following is a front view measurement comparison of the P300 versus the SZ-30MR.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the P300 and SZ-30MR is 92 and 89 respectively.

Often, it's tough to picture the contrast between sensor sizes purely by reading through specs. The picture underneath will help provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the P300 and SZ-30MR.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras come with the identical sensor size albeit different megapixels. You can expect the Olympus SZ-30MR to give you greater detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively.