Olympus E-300 vs Olympus FE-25

Its time to look a bit more in depth at the Olympus E-300 vs Olympus FE-25, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Ultracompact and both of them are offered by Olympus. The image resolution of the E-300 (8MP) and the FE-25 (10MP) is pretty comparable but the E-300 (Four Thirds) and FE-25 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor size.

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The E-300 was brought out 5 years prior to the FE-25 and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-300 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus FE-25 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going in to a complete comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the E-300 grades versus the FE-25 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-300 and Olympus FE-25. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-300 Gallery and Olympus FE-25 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera, you should take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-300 enjoys external measurements of 147mm x 85mm x 64mm (5.8" x 3.3" x 2.5") with a weight of 624 grams (1.38 lbs) whilst the Olympus FE-25 has proportions of 93mm x 62mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") having a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Below is the front view physical size comparison of the E-300 compared to the FE-25.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-300 and FE-25 is 67 and 98 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to see the difference in sensor measurements merely by going through a spec sheet. The visual underneath might give you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the E-300 and FE-25.

Clearly, both the cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-300 due to its bigger sensor will make getting shallower DOF simpler and the Olympus FE-25 will provide extra detail having its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also help you crop photographs far more aggressively. The older E-300 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.