Olympus E-300 vs Olympus SH-50
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Olympus E-300 vs Olympus SH-50 Key Specs
(Full Review)
- 8MP - Four Thirds Sensor
- 1.8" Fixed Display
- ISO 100 - 400 (Raise to 1600)
- No Video
- Micro Four Thirds Mount
- 624g - 147 x 85 x 64mm
- Released January 2005
- Additionally referred to as EVOLT E-300
- New Model is Olympus E-330
(Full Review)
- 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
- 3" Fixed Screen
- ISO 125 - 6400
- Optical Image Stabilization
- 1920 x 1080 video
- 25-600mm (F3.0-6.9) lens
- 269g - 112 x 63 x 42mm
- Announced January 2013
Olympus E-300 vs Olympus SH-50 Overview
Below is a thorough review of the Olympus E-300 and Olympus SH-50, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both designed by Olympus. There exists a huge gap among the resolutions of the E-300 (8MP) and SH-50 (16MP) and the E-300 (Four Thirds) and SH-50 (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor sizing.
President Biden pushes bill mandating TikTok sale or banThe E-300 was released 9 years prior to the SH-50 and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-300 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus SH-50 being a Compact camera.
Before delving straight to a complete comparison, here is a brief overview of how the E-300 grades versus the SH-50 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.
Olympus E-300 vs Olympus SH-50 Gallery
This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-300 and Olympus SH-50. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-300 Gallery and Olympus SH-50 Gallery.
Reasons to pick Olympus E-300 over the Olympus SH-50
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Reasons to pick Olympus SH-50 over the Olympus E-300
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Announced | January 2013 | January 2005 | More recent by 97 months | |
Screen dimensions | 3" | 1.8" | Bigger screen (+1.2") | |
Screen resolution | 460k | 134k | Clearer screen (+326k dot) | |
Touch friendly screen | Quickly navigate |
Common features in the Olympus E-300 and Olympus SH-50
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Manually focus | More precise focusing | |||
Screen type | Fixed | Fixed | Fixed screen | |
Selfie screen | No selfie screen |
Olympus E-300 vs Olympus SH-50 Physical Comparison
When you are planning to lug around your camera, you need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-300 has physical measurements 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 SH-50 has measurements of 112mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.7") having a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs).
Compare the Olympus E-300 and Olympus SH-50 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are employing at that time. The following is a front view dimension comparison of the E-300 against the SH-50.
Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-300 and SH-50 is 67 and 88 respectively.
Olympus E-300 vs Olympus SH-50 Sensor Comparison
Quite often, its tough to see the gap in sensor measurements simply by going through a spec sheet. The visual here might give you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the E-300 and SH-50.
As you can see, both of those cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-300 due to its bigger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field easier and the Olympus SH-50 will produce more detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop shots a bit more aggressively. The older E-300 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.
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Olympus E-300 vs Olympus SH-50 Specifications
Olympus E-300 | Olympus SH-50 | |
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General Information | ||
Brand Name | Olympus | Olympus |
Model | Olympus E-300 | Olympus SH-50 |
Also called as | EVOLT E-300 | - |
Category | Advanced DSLR | Small Sensor Superzoom |
Released | 2005-01-10 | 2013-01-08 |
Physical type | Mid-size SLR | Compact |
Sensor Information | ||
Processor Chip | - | TruePic VI |
Sensor type | CCD | BSI-CMOS |
Sensor size | Four Thirds | 1/2.3" |
Sensor measurements | 17.3 x 13mm | 6.17 x 4.55mm |
Sensor surface area | 224.9mm² | 28.1mm² |
Sensor resolution | 8 megapixel | 16 megapixel |
Anti aliasing filter | ||
Aspect ratio | 4:3 | 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 |
Highest Possible resolution | 3264 x 2448 | 4608 x 3456 |
Maximum native ISO | 400 | 6400 |
Maximum enhanced ISO | 1600 | - |
Lowest native ISO | 100 | 125 |
RAW format | ||
Autofocusing | ||
Focus manually | ||
Touch focus | ||
AF continuous | ||
Single AF | ||
Tracking AF | ||
AF selectice | ||
Center weighted AF | ||
Multi area AF | ||
Live view AF | ||
Face detect AF | ||
Contract detect AF | ||
Phase detect AF | ||
Number of focus points | 3 | - |
Lens | ||
Lens mounting type | Micro Four Thirds | fixed lens |
Lens focal range | - | 25-600mm (24.0x) |
Maximum aperture | - | f/3.0-6.9 |
Macro focus distance | - | 5cm |
Total lenses | 45 | - |
Crop factor | 2.1 | 5.8 |
Screen | ||
Type of display | Fixed Type | Fixed Type |
Display sizing | 1.8 inches | 3 inches |
Display resolution | 134 thousand dots | 460 thousand dots |
Selfie friendly | ||
Liveview | ||
Touch display | ||
Viewfinder Information | ||
Viewfinder | Optical (pentamirror) | None |
Features | ||
Min shutter speed | 60 seconds | 15 seconds |
Max shutter speed | 1/4000 seconds | 1/2000 seconds |
Continuous shutter rate | 3.0 frames/s | 12.0 frames/s |
Shutter priority | ||
Aperture priority | ||
Manually set exposure | ||
Exposure compensation | Yes | Yes |
Custom WB | ||
Image stabilization | ||
Inbuilt flash | ||
Flash range | - | 4.00 m |
Flash settings | Auto, Auto FP, Manual, Red-Eye | Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in, Slow Sync |
Hot shoe | ||
Auto exposure bracketing | ||
WB bracketing | ||
Max flash synchronize | 1/180 seconds | - |
Exposure | ||
Multisegment exposure | ||
Average exposure | ||
Spot exposure | ||
Partial exposure | ||
AF area exposure | ||
Center weighted exposure | ||
Video features | ||
Supported video resolutions | - | 1920 x 1080 (60fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 480fps (176 x 128), 240fps (384 x 288) |
Maximum video resolution | None | 1920x1080 |
Video format | - | MPEG-4, H.264 |
Microphone support | ||
Headphone support | ||
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 | ||
Environment sealing | ||
Water proof | ||
Dust proof | ||
Shock proof | ||
Crush proof | ||
Freeze proof | ||
Weight | 624 gr (1.38 lbs) | 269 gr (0.59 lbs) |
Physical dimensions | 147 x 85 x 64mm (5.8" x 3.3" x 2.5") | 112 x 63 x 42mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.7") |
DXO scores | ||
DXO Overall score | not tested | not tested |
DXO Color Depth score | not tested | not tested |
DXO Dynamic range score | not tested | not tested |
DXO Low light score | not tested | not tested |
Other | ||
Battery model | - | SLB-10A |
Self timer | Yes (2 or 12 sec) | Yes (2 or 12 sec, Pet Auto Shutter) |
Time lapse shooting | ||
Storage type | Compact Flash (Type I or II) | SD/SDHC/SDXC |
Card slots | Single | Single |
Cost at release | $800 | $300 |