Olympus E-300 vs Olympus FE-5010

Here, we are contrasting the Olympus E-300 and Olympus FE-5010, one is a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both offered by Olympus. There exists a sizeable gap among the resolutions of the E-300 (8MP) and FE-5010 (12MP) and the E-300 (Four Thirds) and FE-5010 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-300 was launched 5 years prior to the FE-5010 which is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-300 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus FE-5010 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight to a full comparison, here is a short overview of how the E-300 scores against the FE-5010 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-300 and Olympus FE-5010. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-300 Gallery and Olympus FE-5010 Gallery.

For those who are looking to travel with your camera frequently, you will need to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-300 comes with outside dimensions of 147mm x 85mm x 64mm (5.8" x 3.3" x 2.5") and a weight of 624 grams (1.38 lbs) whilst the Olympus FE-5010 has measurements of 96mm x 57mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") and a weight of 130 grams (0.29 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are working with at the time. Below is a front view proportions comparison of the E-300 vs the FE-5010.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-300 and FE-5010 is 67 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very hard to visualise the gap in sensor dimensions merely by researching technical specs. The image below should offer you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-300 and FE-5010.

As you have seen, both of those cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-300 featuring a larger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Olympus FE-5010 will result in greater detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos a good deal more aggressively. The more aged E-300 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.