Olympus E-300 vs Olympus E-P5

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Olympus E-300 vs Olympus E-P5, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and both are produced by Olympus. There is a noticeable difference between the sensor resolutions of the E-300 (8MP) and E-P5 (16MP) but they possess the same exact sensor measurements (Four Thirds).

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The E-300 was unveiled 9 years prior to the E-P5 which is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-300 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus E-P5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting through a more detailed comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the E-300 grades against the E-P5 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-300 & Olympus PEN E-P5. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-300 Gallery & Olympus E-P5 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to carry around your camera, you need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-300 features outer 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 E-P5 has measurements of 122mm x 69mm x 37mm (4.8" x 2.7" x 1.5") with a weight of 420 grams (0.93 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you choose at the time. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the E-300 compared to the E-P5.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the E-300 and E-P5 is 67 and 85 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to envision the gap between sensor sizes merely by looking at technical specs. The pic underneath might provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-300 and E-P5.

As you can tell, each of the cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing but not the same megapixels. You can expect to see the Olympus E-P5 to resolve greater detail having an extra 8MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics a little more aggressively. The more aged E-300 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.