Olympus E-300 vs Olympus SP-620 UZ

Let's look closer at the Olympus E-300 vs Olympus SP-620 UZ, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are built by Olympus. There exists a crucial gap among the resolutions of the E-300 (8MP) and SP-620 UZ (16MP) and the E-300 (Four Thirds) and SP-620 UZ (1/2.3") have totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-300 was unveiled 8 years earlier than the SP-620 UZ and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-300 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus SP-620 UZ being a Compact camera.

Before delving right into a in depth comparison, here is a brief synopsis of how the E-300 matches up vs the SP-620 UZ for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-300 and Olympus SP-620 UZ. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-300 Gallery and Olympus SP-620 UZ Gallery.

If you're going to carry your camera, you have to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-300 has got external 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 SP-620 UZ has measurements of 110mm x 74mm x 74mm (4.3" x 2.9" x 2.9") and a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs).

Examine the Olympus E-300 vs Olympus SP-620 UZ in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. Underneath is a front view dimension comparison of the E-300 against the SP-620 UZ.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-300 and SP-620 UZ is 67 and 78 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to visualise the contrast in sensor sizing simply by looking through specs. The visual here will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the E-300 and SP-620 UZ.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-300 using its bigger sensor will make shooting shallower DOF less difficult and the Olympus SP-620 UZ will provide you with more detail having an extra 8MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop shots a bit more aggressively. The older E-300 will be behind in sensor tech.