Olympus E-300 vs Olympus FE-5020

Lets look closer at the Olympus E-300 vs Olympus FE-5020, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are designed by Olympus. There exists a noticeable gap between the image resolutions of the E-300 (8MP) and FE-5020 (12MP) and the E-300 (Four Thirds) and FE-5020 (1/2.3") feature different sensor sizing.

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The E-300 was announced 5 years prior to the FE-5020 which is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-300 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus FE-5020 being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a thorough comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the E-300 grades versus the FE-5020 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-300 & Olympus FE-5020. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-300 Gallery & Olympus FE-5020 Gallery.

For those who are looking to travel with your camera frequently, you will have to think about its weight and size. The Olympus E-300 features exterior dimensions of 147mm x 85mm x 64mm (5.8" x 3.3" x 2.5") having a weight of 624 grams (1.38 lbs) whilst the Olympus FE-5020 has specifications of 93mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") having a weight of 137 grams (0.30 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are utilising at that time. The following is the front view dimension comparison of the E-300 vs the FE-5020.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-300 and FE-5020 is 67 and 95 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very difficult to picture the gap between sensor dimensions simply by reading specs. The picture underneath will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the E-300 and FE-5020.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-300 having a larger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Olympus FE-5020 will deliver greater detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop pics much more aggressively. The more aged E-300 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.