Olympus E-300 vs Olympus FE-4000

Below is a extensive comparison of the Olympus E-300 and Olympus FE-4000, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both are designed by Olympus. There is a large difference among the resolutions of the E-300 (8MP) and FE-4000 (12MP) and the E-300 (Four Thirds) and FE-4000 (1/2.3") use different sensor sizes.

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The E-300 was released 5 years earlier than the FE-4000 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-300 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus FE-4000 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a quick summation of how the E-300 matches up vs the FE-4000 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-300 & Olympus FE-4000. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-300 Gallery & Olympus FE-4000 Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera frequently, you will want to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-300 offers exterior measurements of 147mm x 85mm x 64mm (5.8" x 3.3" x 2.5") and a weight of 624 grams (1.38 lbs) and the Olympus FE-4000 has measurements of 95mm x 57mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 136 grams (0.30 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you select during that time. Underneath is the front view dimension comparison of the E-300 and the FE-4000.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the E-300 and FE-4000 is 67 and 95 respectively.

Usually, it is very difficult to visualize the contrast in sensor measurements only by going through a spec sheet. The photograph underneath will provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-300 and FE-4000.

As you can see, both of those cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-300 featuring a larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Olympus FE-4000 will show extra detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop photos a little more aggressively. The older E-300 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.