Olympus E-300 vs Olympus E-M1

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Olympus E-300 versus Olympus E-M1, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Pro Mirrorless and they are both offered by Olympus. There is a noticeable difference among the resolutions of the E-300 (8MP) and E-M1 (16MP) but both cameras have the same sensor dimensions (Four Thirds).

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The E-300 was released 9 years prior to the E-M1 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-300 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus E-M1 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight to a in depth comparison, here is a brief summary of how the E-300 matches up vs the E-M1 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-300 & Olympus OM-D E-M1. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-300 Gallery & Olympus E-M1 Gallery.

If you're looking to carry your camera regularly, you will have to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus E-300 has external dimensions of 147mm x 85mm x 64mm (5.8" x 3.3" x 2.5") with a weight of 624 grams (1.38 lbs) while the Olympus E-M1 has specifications of 130mm x 94mm x 63mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.5") accompanied by a weight of 497 grams (1.10 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have attached during that time. Underneath is a front view size comparison of the E-300 vs the E-M1.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the E-300 and E-M1 is 67 and 71 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to visualize the contrast in sensor sizing just by researching a spec sheet. The visual here should offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the E-300 and E-M1.

Clearly, the two cameras provide the same sensor dimensions but different megapixels. You can expect to see the Olympus E-M1 to render extra detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop pics more aggressively. The older E-300 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.