Olympus E-300 vs Olympus FE-45

Let's look more closely at the Olympus E-300 vs Olympus FE-45, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both manufactured by Olympus. The image resolution of the E-300 (8MP) and the FE-45 (10MP) is pretty close but the E-300 (Four Thirds) and FE-45 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-300 was unveiled 5 years prior to the FE-45 which is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-300 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus FE-45 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a in depth comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the E-300 matches up versus the FE-45 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-300 & Olympus FE-45. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-300 Gallery & Olympus FE-45 Gallery.

For those who are looking to travel with your camera, you will want to consider its weight and size. The Olympus E-300 has external measurements of 147mm x 85mm x 64mm (5.8" x 3.3" x 2.5") along with a weight of 624 grams (1.38 lbs) while the Olympus FE-45 has specifications of 94mm x 62mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") with a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you choose at that time. Here is the front view dimensions comparison of the E-300 versus the FE-45.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-300 and FE-45 is 67 and 95 respectively.

More often than not, it can be tough to visualise the gap in sensor dimensions simply by viewing specs. The image underneath will help give you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the E-300 and FE-45.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-300 with its bigger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF easier and the Olympus FE-45 will render more detail having an extra 2MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The more aged E-300 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.