Olympus E-300 vs Olympus E-M10 II
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![Olympus E-300 front Olympus E-300 front](https://pxlmag.com/db/images/cameras/w300/fronton/Olympus-E-300.jpg)
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Olympus E-300 vs Olympus E-M10 II Key Specs
(Full Review)
- 8MP - Four Thirds Sensor
- 1.8" Fixed Display
- ISO 100 - 400 (Expand to 1600)
- No Video
- Micro Four Thirds Mount
- 624g - 147 x 85 x 64mm
- Launched January 2005
- Alternative Name is EVOLT E-300
- Successor is Olympus E-330
(Full Review)
- 16MP - Four Thirds Sensor
- 3" Tilting Display
- ISO 200 - 25600
- Sensor based 5-axis Image Stabilization
- 1920 x 1080 video
- Micro Four Thirds Mount
- 390g - 120 x 83 x 47mm
- Announced August 2015
- Earlier Model is Olympus E-M10
- Successor is Olympus E-M10 III
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Olympus E-300 vs Olympus E-M10 II Overview
Lets look much closer at the Olympus E-300 vs Olympus E-M10 II, one being a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and they are both produced by Olympus. There exists a huge gap among the resolutions of the E-300 (8MP) and E-M10 II (16MP) but they feature the exact same sensor size (Four Thirds).
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The E-300 was launched 11 years earlier than the E-M10 II and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-300 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus E-M10 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.
Before getting through a thorough comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the E-300 grades vs the E-M10 II in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.
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Olympus E-300 vs Olympus E-M10 II Gallery
Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-300 and Olympus OM-D E-M10 II. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-300 Gallery and Olympus E-M10 II Gallery.
Reasons to pick Olympus E-300 over the Olympus E-M10 II
E-300 | E-M10 II |
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Reasons to pick Olympus E-M10 II over the Olympus E-300
E-M10 II | E-300 | |||
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Announced | August 2015 | ![]() | January 2005 | More recent by 129 months |
Display type | Tilting | ![]() | Fixed | Tilting display |
Display dimension | 3" | ![]() | 1.8" | Larger display (+1.2") |
Display resolution | 1040k | ![]() | 134k | Sharper display (+906k dot) |
Touch friendly display | ![]() | Easily navigate |
Common features in the Olympus E-300 and Olympus E-M10 II
E-300 | E-M10 II | |||
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Manually focus | ![]() | More precise focusing | ||
Selfie screen | ![]() | Lacking selfie screen |
Olympus E-300 vs Olympus E-M10 II Physical Comparison
When you are going to lug around your camera regularly, you'll have to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-300 has got outer dimensions of 147mm x 85mm x 64mm (5.8" x 3.3" x 2.5") accompanied by a weight of 624 grams (1.38 lbs) and the Olympus E-M10 II has proportions of 120mm x 83mm x 47mm (4.7" x 3.3" x 1.9") having a weight of 390 grams (0.86 lbs).
Check the Olympus E-300 vs Olympus E-M10 II in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.![Camera Size Comparison with Lenses Camera Size Comparison with Lenses](https://pxlmag.com/db/assets/camera-size-comparison-animation.gif)
Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have at that time. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the E-300 compared to the E-M10 II.
![Olympus E-300 vs Olympus E-M10 II size comparison Olympus E-300 vs Olympus E-M10 II size comparison](https://pxlmag.com/db/images/camera-compare/Olympus-E-300-vs-Olympus-OM-D-E-M10-II-size-comparison.jpg)
Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-300 and E-M10 II is 67 and 82 respectively.
![Olympus E-300 vs Olympus E-M10 II top view buttons comparison Olympus E-300 vs Olympus E-M10 II top view buttons comparison](https://pxlmag.com/db/images/camera-compare/Olympus-E-300-vs-Olympus-OM-D-E-M10-II-top-view-buttons-comparison.jpg)
Olympus E-300 vs Olympus E-M10 II Sensor Comparison
More often than not, it's difficult to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements purely by going through a spec sheet. The photograph here might offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the E-300 and E-M10 II.
Clearly, both of those cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements but different MP. You should expect to see the Olympus E-M10 II to show more detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics much more aggressively. The older E-300 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.
![Olympus E-300 vs Olympus E-M10 II sensor size comparison Olympus E-300 vs Olympus E-M10 II sensor size comparison](https://pxlmag.com/db/images/sensor-compare/Olympus-E-300-vs-Olympus-OM-D-E-M10-II-sensor-size-comparison.png)
Olympus E-300 vs Olympus E-M10 II Screen and ViewFinder
![Olympus E-300 vs Olympus E-M10 II Screen and Viewfinder comparison Olympus E-300 vs Olympus E-M10 II Screen and Viewfinder comparison](https://pxlmag.com/db/images/camera-compare/Olympus-E-300-vs-Olympus-OM-D-E-M10-II-screen-back-comparison.jpg)
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Photography Type Scores
Portrait Comparison
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Street Comparison
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Sports Comparison
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Travel Comparison
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Landscape Comparison
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Vlogging Comparison
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Olympus E-300 vs Olympus E-M10 II Specifications
Olympus E-300 | Olympus OM-D E-M10 II | |
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General Information | ||
Company | Olympus | Olympus |
Model type | Olympus E-300 | Olympus OM-D E-M10 II |
Also called | EVOLT E-300 | - |
Category | Advanced DSLR | Entry-Level Mirrorless |
Launched | 2005-01-10 | 2015-08-25 |
Physical type | Mid-size SLR | SLR-style mirrorless |
Sensor Information | ||
Processor | - | TruePic VII |
Sensor type | CCD | CMOS |
Sensor size | Four Thirds | Four Thirds |
Sensor measurements | 17.3 x 13mm | 17.3 x 13mm |
Sensor surface area | 224.9mm² | 224.9mm² |
Sensor resolution | 8MP | 16MP |
Anti alias filter | ||
Aspect ratio | 4:3 | 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 |
Full resolution | 3264 x 2448 | 4608 x 3456 |
Max native ISO | 400 | 25600 |
Max boosted ISO | 1600 | - |
Lowest native ISO | 100 | 200 |
RAW pictures | ||
Lowest boosted ISO | - | 100 |
Autofocusing | ||
Focus manually | ||
AF touch | ||
Continuous AF | ||
Single AF | ||
AF tracking | ||
AF selectice | ||
Center weighted AF | ||
AF multi area | ||
Live view AF | ||
Face detect focusing | ||
Contract detect focusing | ||
Phase detect focusing | ||
Total focus points | 3 | 81 |
Lens | ||
Lens mount type | Micro Four Thirds | Micro Four Thirds |
Available lenses | 45 | 107 |
Focal length multiplier | 2.1 | 2.1 |
Screen | ||
Display type | Fixed Type | Tilting |
Display diagonal | 1.8 inch | 3 inch |
Display resolution | 134 thousand dots | 1,040 thousand dots |
Selfie friendly | ||
Liveview | ||
Touch functionality | ||
Viewfinder Information | ||
Viewfinder | Optical (pentamirror) | Electronic |
Viewfinder resolution | - | 2,360 thousand dots |
Viewfinder coverage | - | 100% |
Viewfinder magnification | - | 0.62x |
Features | ||
Slowest shutter speed | 60 secs | 60 secs |
Maximum shutter speed | 1/4000 secs | 1/4000 secs |
Continuous shooting rate | 3.0 frames/s | 8.0 frames/s |
Shutter priority | ||
Aperture priority | ||
Manually set exposure | ||
Exposure compensation | Yes | Yes |
Change WB | ||
Image stabilization | ||
Built-in flash | ||
Flash distance | - | 5.80 m (ISO 100) |
Flash options | Auto, Auto FP, Manual, Red-Eye | Auto, redeye reduction, fill flash, flash off, 1st-curtain slow sync w/redeye, 1st-curtain slow sync, 2nd-curtain slow sync, manual |
Hot shoe | ||
AEB | ||
White balance bracketing | ||
Maximum flash synchronize | 1/180 secs | - |
Exposure | ||
Multisegment exposure | ||
Average exposure | ||
Spot exposure | ||
Partial exposure | ||
AF area exposure | ||
Center weighted exposure | ||
Video features | ||
Video resolutions | - | 1920 x 1080 (60p/30p/24p), 1280 x 720 (60p/30p/24p), 640 x 480 (30 fps) |
Max video resolution | None | 1920x1080 |
Video file format | - | H.264, Motion JPEG |
Microphone port | ||
Headphone port | ||
Connectivity | ||
Wireless | None | Built-In |
Bluetooth | ||
NFC | ||
HDMI | ||
USB | USB 1.0 (1.5 Mbit/sec) | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
GPS | None | None |
Physical | ||
Environmental sealing | ||
Water proofing | ||
Dust proofing | ||
Shock proofing | ||
Crush proofing | ||
Freeze proofing | ||
Weight | 624 grams (1.38 lb) | 390 grams (0.86 lb) |
Dimensions | 147 x 85 x 64mm (5.8" x 3.3" x 2.5") | 120 x 83 x 47mm (4.7" x 3.3" x 1.9") |
DXO scores | ||
DXO All around rating | not tested | 73 |
DXO Color Depth rating | not tested | 23.1 |
DXO Dynamic range rating | not tested | 12.5 |
DXO Low light rating | not tested | 842 |
Other | ||
Battery life | - | 320 photographs |
Battery type | - | Battery Pack |
Battery ID | - | BLS-50 |
Self timer | Yes (2 or 12 sec) | Yes (12 sec., 2 sec, custom) |
Time lapse feature | ||
Type of storage | Compact Flash (Type I or II) | SD/SDHC/SDXC |
Card slots | Single | Single |
Retail cost | $800 | $499 |