Nikon D5300 vs Olympus E-M10

In this write-up, we will be analyzing the Nikon D5300 versus Olympus E-M10, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Nikon and Olympus. There exists a large gap between the resolutions of the D5300 (24MP) and E-M10 (16MP) and the D5300 (APS-C) and E-M10 (Four Thirds) enjoy different sensor sizes.

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The D5300 was unveiled about the same time to the E-M10 which means that they are of a similar age. The two cameras offer different body type with the Nikon D5300 being a Compact SLR camera and the Olympus E-M10 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving through a detailed comparison, below is a short introduction of how the D5300 matches up versus the E-M10 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Nikon D5300 & Olympus OM-D E-M10. The full galleries are available at Nikon D5300 Gallery & Olympus E-M10 Gallery.

In case you're intending to carry around your camera, you'll need to consider its weight and volume. The Nikon D5300 provides outside measurements of 125mm x 98mm x 76mm (4.9" x 3.9" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 480 grams (1.06 lbs) whilst the Olympus E-M10 has sizing of 119mm x 82mm x 46mm (4.7" x 3.2" x 1.8") with a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are working with at the time. Following is the front view scale comparison of the D5300 versus the E-M10.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the D5300 and E-M10 is 68 and 82 respectively.

More often than not, its hard to visualize the contrast between sensor sizes purely by reviewing a spec sheet. The pic here might provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the D5300 and E-M10.

As you can see, each of the cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The D5300 having a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field easier and the Nikon D5300 will offer you greater detail having an extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop pictures far more aggressively.